Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
Born: March 16, 1846
Died: July 7, 1927 (aged 81)
Bio: Magnus Gustaf Mittag-Leffler was a Swedish mathematician. His mathematical contributions are connected chiefly with the theory of functions, which today is called complex analysis.