John Allen Paulos
1945
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Washington High School
occupation: mathematician, university teacher, writer
award received: Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Athenaeum Literary Award
official website: math.temple.edu/~paulos
John Allen Paulos (born July 4, 1945) is an American professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has gained fame as a writer and speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy. Paulos writes about many subjects, especially of the dangers of mathematical innumeracy; that is, the layperson's misconceptions about numbers, probability, and logic.: 133, 213 Source: Wikipedia (en)
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