Quote of the day
You're neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet—you've not got your niche in creation.
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)