A good starting point for research into the history of Mathematics. Information is organized into time periods with lists of famous mathematicians and scientists.

On this site, there are several math problems to explore and solve. Look through some solutions by famous mathematicians and expand your thinking about some interesting math concepts. Teachers of elementary grades may want to use this...

The School of Mathematics and Statistics of St. Andrew's University provides biographical information on the mathematical career of Thomas Muir. Included are links to other famous individuals with whom he worked and links to his topics...

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 University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information as well as accomplishments of Riemann.

This University of St. Andrews site provides biographical information and accomplishments of Dedekind.

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

The University of St. Andrews allows you to link to many famous mathematicians and mathematical events from Babylonian mathematics in 2000 B.C. to mathematical discoveries in the 20th Century.

A short biography about mathematician, Emmy Noether who was known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.

A short biography about the Indian mathematician who made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.

Learn about the life and work of Thabit ibn Qurra, a mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator of the Islamic Golden Age.

Read a short biography about Thales, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.

Find out about Al-Battani, Arab astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician who introduced a number of trigonometric relations.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives information on the life and accomplishments of mathematician Sierpinski.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St Andrews, gives very interesting biographical information on the mathematician Gauss.

Find out about the ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth revolving around it.

Learn about English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Arthur Eddington. He is noted for his groundbreaking research work in astrophysics.

Find out about one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries, David Hilbert.

Read the biography of one of the greatest mathematicians in history, Pierre de Fermat, on this site.

The brilliant mathematician is honored in this detailed biography of her life, education and contributions to the world of mathematics.

This site from the University of British Columbia describes and provides examples of Heron's Formula.

This site, provided by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, describes the contributions of Apollonius of Perga.

This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information and achievements of Blaise Pascal.