Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Lipman Bers

Born: May 22, 1914
Died: October 29, 1993 (aged 79)
Bio: Lipman "Lipa" Bers was an American mathematician born in Riga who created the theory of pseudoanalytic functions and worked on Riemann surfaces and Kleinian groups. He was also known for his work in human rights activism.
Known for:
- Advances in the Theory of Riemann Surfaces. (AM-66) (1971)