George Johnston Allman

George Johnston Allman
Allman c. 1870s
Born(1824-09-28)28 September 1824
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 May 1904(1904-05-09) (aged 79)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, history of mathematics

George Johnston Allman (September 28, 1824 – May 9, 1904) was an Irish professor, mathematician, classical scholar, and historian of ancient Greek mathematics. His fame rests mainly upon his authorship of Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid, first published in Dublin in 1889,[1] and republished several times subsequently.

  1. ^ T, R. (20 June 1889). "Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid". Nature. 40 (1025): 172. doi:10.1038/040172a0. hdl:2027/coo.31924059413751. S2CID 4024977.