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Florian Cajori

American mathematician (1859–1930)
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Florian Cajori
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
February 28, 1859
Date of death
August 15, 1930, August 14, 1930[10]
Place of birth
Scharans
Place of death
Berkeley
Country of citizenship
United States, Switzerland[11][12]
Occupation
mathematician, historian of mathematics, university teacher, astronomer, physicist
Employer
University of California, Berkeley, Tulane University, Colorado College[15][16][17]
Field of work
history of mathematics[13]
Position held
chairperson[14]
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Tulane University, Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee, Johns Hopkins University[18][19][20][21]
Notable work
A History Of Mathematical Notations, A History of Mathematics[22][23]
Work location
Colorado Springs, Berkeley, New Orleans[28][29][30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science[34]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[31]
Given name
Florian[27]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of the History of Science[24][25]
Name in native language
Florian Cajori[33]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Florian Cajori ar فلوريان كاجوري cs Florian Kedžori de Cajori fa فلوریان کایوری he פלוריאן קג'ורי ja フロリアン・カジョリ pt Cajori ru Флориан Кеджори ru Флориан Кэджори sv Cajori uk Флоріан Кеджорі zh 弗洛里安·卡喬里
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
000000010866810X
VIAF cluster ID
7436587
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79133769
GND ID
116430842
American National Biography ID
1300238
BAnQ authority ID
0000038564
BHL creator ID
16129
BIBSYS ID
90204694
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121957029
CANTIC ID
981058508181806706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02393793
CONOR.SI ID
9688931
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12071379
Central Library of Volos authority ID
29576
CiNii Research ID
1140563741752220288
DDB person (GND) ID
116430842
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116430842
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Florian-Cajori
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
florian-cajori
FAST ID
45891
Freebase ID
/m/02nbnm
Goodreads author ID
439513
HelveticArchives ID
116430842
IdRef ID
030567548
J9U entity ID
987007276789105171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116430842
MR Author ID
223197
MacTutor biography ID
Cajori
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
38349
Museo Galileo authority ID
191541
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00708365
NDL Authority ID
00435069
NL CR AUT ID
jo2002113349
NLP ID
a0000001031577
NNDB people ID
588/000087327
NSK (VIAF) ID
000689735
NUKAT ID
n2003037712
National Library of Greece ID
249219
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001238216
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000424579
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018N8283
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810563486705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1221754
National Virtual Library of India ID
157162
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071518991
Obálky knih ID
jo2002113349
Online Books Page author ID
Cajori, Florian, 1859-1930
Open Library ID
OL316652A
OpenMLOL author ID
44290
Parsifal cluster ID
257179
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
12674
Project Gutenberg author ID
34987
RERO ID (legacy)
A003069260
SBN author ID
SBLV071353
SHARE Catalogue author ID
41592
SNAC ARK ID
w6q53wng
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058508181806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1382863
Wellcome Collection concept ID
smbwn2un
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB4dmVjdKHb4vrxhtwBfq
Yale LUX ID
person/f43aa330-0de3-4aba-ac18-bd3cfb6d811d
ZbMATH author ID
cajori.florian

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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
University of California, Berkeley, Tulane University, Colorado College
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Switzerland
Educated at 2
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Tulane University
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of the History of Science
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Field of work 1
history of mathematics
Given name 1
Florian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Cajori
Place of birth 1
Scharans
Place of death 1
Berkeley
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Colorado Springs
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Florian Cajori was born on February 28, 1859[1], in Scharans[2]. He died on August 15, 1930[3], in Berkeley[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], university teacher[7], astronomer[8], and physicist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Florian Cajori include Cajori[35], a lunar crater[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Cajori[35], a lunar crater[36].

FAQs

Where was Florian Cajori born?

Florian Cajori was born in Scharans[2].

Where did Florian Cajori die?

Florian Cajori died in Berkeley[4].

What did Florian Cajori do for work?

Florian Cajori worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], university teacher[7], astronomer[8], and physicist[9].

Where did Florian Cajori go to school?

Florian Cajori was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[18], Tulane University[19], Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee[20], and Johns Hopkins University[21].

Related Entities

Switzerland Tulane University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 116430842
    "Changed claim rank: GND ID: 116430842, remove unnecessary use of preferred rank #msynbotTask13"
  2. 24w ago · Ferran Mir · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 116430842
    NSK (VIAF) ID → 000689735
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf12071379
    RERO ID (legacy) → A003069260
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Notable work: A History of Mathematics"
  3. 24w ago · Ferran Mir · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BIBSYS ID → 90204694
    "Created claim: BIBSYS ID: 90204694"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → mathematician, historian of mathematics, university teacher +1
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02393793
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31703: import P21 and P106 from GND (4)"
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