Founders of Mathematical Societies

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Who was the founder of the American Mathematical Society?

  1. George Birkhoff

  2. Thomas Edison

  3. John von Neumann

  4. James Joseph Sylvester


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

James Joseph Sylvester was a British mathematician who is considered the founder of the American Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Mathematical Association of America?

  1. Benjamin Pierce

  2. George William Hill

  3. James Pierpont

  4. Edwin Bidwell Wilson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Benjamin Pierce was an American mathematician who is considered the founder of the Mathematical Association of America.

Who was the founder of the London Mathematical Society?

  1. Augustus De Morgan

  2. William Rowan Hamilton

  3. Charles Babbage

  4. George Boole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Augustus De Morgan was a British mathematician who is considered the founder of the London Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the French Mathematical Society?

  1. Joseph-Louis Lagrange

  2. Pierre-Simon Laplace

  3. Gaspard Monge

  4. Jean-Baptiste Fourier


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Joseph-Louis Lagrange was a French mathematician who is considered the founder of the French Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the German Mathematical Society?

  1. Karl Weierstrass

  2. Leopold Kronecker

  3. Felix Klein

  4. David Hilbert


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Karl Weierstrass was a German mathematician who is considered the founder of the German Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Italian Mathematical Society?

  1. Francesco Brioschi

  2. Luigi Cremona

  3. Eugenio Beltrami

  4. Guido Castelnuovo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Francesco Brioschi was an Italian mathematician who is considered the founder of the Italian Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Japanese Mathematical Society?

  1. Kikuchi Dairoku

  2. Fujisawa Rikitaro

  3. Takagi Teiji

  4. Nishiyama Toshihiko


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kikuchi Dairoku was a Japanese mathematician who is considered the founder of the Japanese Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Indian Mathematical Society?

  1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Meghnad Saha

  4. S. N. Bose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who is considered the founder of the Indian Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Canadian Mathematical Society?

  1. John Charles Fields

  2. Harold Scott Macdonald Coxeter

  3. Richard Guy

  4. James Arthur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Charles Fields was a Canadian mathematician who is considered the founder of the Canadian Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Australian Mathematical Society?

  1. Thomas Ranken Lyle

  2. Orwell de R. Foenander

  3. John Medley Wood

  4. Edward John Nanson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thomas Ranken Lyle was an Australian mathematician who is considered the founder of the Australian Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the New Zealand Mathematical Society?

  1. George Forbes

  2. Charles Chilton

  3. Ernest Rutherford

  4. David Strang


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

George Forbes was a New Zealand mathematician who is considered the founder of the New Zealand Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the South African Mathematical Society?

  1. John William Bews

  2. Louis Bosman

  3. Sidney Skewes

  4. Harold Scott Macdonald Coxeter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John William Bews was a South African mathematician who is considered the founder of the South African Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Brazilian Mathematical Society?

  1. Gastão Cruls

  2. Henrique Morize

  3. Miguel Ozorio de Almeida

  4. Immanuel Löwy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gastão Cruls was a Brazilian mathematician who is considered the founder of the Brazilian Mathematical Society.

Who was the founder of the Argentine Mathematical Union?

  1. Julio Rey Pastor

  2. José Babini

  3. Alberto González Domínguez

  4. Luis Santaló


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Julio Rey Pastor was an Argentine mathematician who is considered the founder of the Argentine Mathematical Union.

Who was the founder of the Mexican Mathematical Society?

  1. Alfonso Nápoles Gándara

  2. Manuel Sandoval Vallarta

  3. Carlos Graef Fernández

  4. Guillermo Haro


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alfonso Nápoles Gándara was a Mexican mathematician who is considered the founder of the Mexican Mathematical Society.

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