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Happy birthday, Évariste Galois

Happy birthday1, Évariste Galois (25 Oct 1811- 31 May 1832)

“Liberté Toujours”

[Image conceived by Card Colm Mulcahy, realized by Dan Bascelli]

201 years old now, but you don’t look a day over 20.

One of a very select group. Never one of the pack.

Galois biographies

Wikipedia

Eric Weisstein’s World of Biography

MacTutor

  1. Yesterday. Sorry about the delay – the mgmt []

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  • Dublin native Colm Mulcahy has been in the Department of Mathematics at Spelman College (Atlanta, Georgia) since 1988. His interests include algebra, number theory, geometry and mathematical card principles and effects. Follow him on Twitter at @CardColm and also check out @WWMGT

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