Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...

From the Greek Period to the 20th Century, the University of St. Andrews provide a time line of famous mathematicians. Time periods are separated into individual time lines.

A list of mathematicians with brief descriptions of their most important contributions.

Use this tool from the University of St. Andrews to find famous mathematicians alive on given dates. Just enter the year you are interested in, and you will receive a list of mathematicians and related information about the mathematician...

The events of the life of Pierre de Fermat are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).

A short account of Newton's life is provided (from birth to death) as is a somewhat detailed look at Newton's studies of gravity.

A list of mathematicians with descriptions of their most important accomplishments in mathematics.

Learn about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and scientist. Also contains portraits and a map of New York, which can be enlarged for a closer view.

Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.

In Spanish. Offers brief mathematical histories beginning with Egypt and Babylon up through the 19th century.

In the Spanish langauge, discover the life and works of Isaac Newton. This site highlights his work and also provides links to obtain a greater understanding of these individual works.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information on the mathematician Gregory and his accomplishments.

This University of St. Andrews site contains a brief overview of this mathematician's accomplishments.

This site provides a short description of Bhaskara's life and works. Includes many math formulas and methods he contributed as a mathematician.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a detailed history of the Halley family and Edmund Halley's life and contributions to science.

This Native-American engineer used her talents in mathematics to teach mathematics, work as a statistical clerk, and develop fighter planes. Read more about her contributions in this biography.

This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the life of Heron as well as his accomplishments.

Biographies of Blacks in mathematics from the 1700s to the present time.

Helena Rasiowa was a Polish mathematician who achieved great mathematical accomplishments despite the dangers she faced during the German invasion of Poland. Read more about her life and work in this biography.

A mathematics professor and head of the mathematics branch of the Office of Naval Research, Mina Rees (1902-1997 CE) made many contributions to the world of mathematics. Learn more about this famous mathematician through this short...

A wonderful biography of both the personal and professional life of this modern day mathematician. Her contributions to the world of mathematics are highlited in this encouraging story of a female mathematician.

Biography of Willebrord Snell (1580-1626), a Dutch mathematician known best for his work in refractive indices.

Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of famous African-American mathematicians.

These are biographies of twenty famous mathematicians.