David Fowler (mathematician)

David Fowler
Born	April 28, 1937 Blackburn, England
Died	13 April 2004 (aged 66) Warwick, England
Residence	United Kingdom
Institutions	Manchester University University of Warwick
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Known for	Greek mathematics

David Herbert Fowler (/ˈfaʊlər/; April 28, 1937 – April 13, 2004) was a historian of Greek mathematics who published work on pre-Eudoxian ratio theory (using the process he called anthyphairesis). He disputed the standard story of Greek mathematical discovery, in which the discovery of the phenomenon of incommensurability came as a shock.

References

• Obituary in The Guardian, 3 May 2004 by Christopher Zeeman.
• Obituary in The Independent, 24 May 2004.

External links

• Bibliography
• Book Review by Fernando Q. Gouvêa of The Mathematics of Plato's Academy
• Memorial symposium organized in his honor at Warwick, 9 November 2004.