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It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.
Carl Friedrich Gauss
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
Age: 77 †
Born: 1777
Born: April 30
Died: 1855
Died: February 23
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