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[A mathematician is a] scientist who can figure out anything except such simple things as squaring the circle and trisecting an angle.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Simple
Circle
Anything
Circles
Things
Mathematical
Math
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Squaring
Figures
Mathematician
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Angle

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