Who were the 25 Greatest Mathematicians?


Who were the 25 Greatest Mathematicians?
I'm sure there'd be much controversy
over even the definition of "great" but
I've tried to construct a "Greatest" list:
http://james.fabpedigree.com/mathmen.htm
To qualify, the person's work must have
depth, breadth and historical importance.

I'm not qualified to make such a list, but
have tried to read opinions of those
who are better qualified. I hope to hear
more helpful criticism.

I hope you'll report errors and omissions
in my brief bios, and consider my explanations,
but here is a summary of the list:

1. Johann Carl F. Gauss (1777-1855)
2. Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BC)
3. Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
4. Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
5. Euclid of Alexandria (ca 322-275 BC)
6. Georg F. Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866)
7. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)
8. Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813)
9. Jules Henri Poincare (1854-1912)
10. Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665)
11. Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920)
12. Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829)
13. David Hilbert (1862-1943)
14. Brahmagupta `Bhillamalacarya' (589-668)
15. Georg Cantor (1845-1918)
16. Leonardo `Fibonacci' Pisano (ca 1170-1245)
17. Carl G. J. Jacobi (1804-1851)
18. Evariste Galois (1811-1832)
19. Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
20. John von Neumann (1903-1957)
21. Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857)
22. Karl Wilhelm Theodor Weierstrass (1815-1897)
23. Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
24. Arthur Cayley (1821-1895)
25. Aryabhatta (476-550)

James Dow Allen

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