One of the fine sources for biographies and other topics in the history of mathematics is MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, hosted by the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Poet Brian McCabe cites this archive for historical information he used as background for his poems starring mathematicians -- found in his collection, Zero (Polygon, 2009). Here is McCabe's poem for the outstanding French mathematician, Sophie Germain (1776-1831).
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Monday, June 18, 2012
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