Mathematicians pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for the names of mathematicians.

A

TermPronunciation
Alonzo Church/əˈlɒnzoʊ ˈtʃɜːrtʃ/
August Ferdinand Möbius/ɔːˈɡʊst ˈfɜːrdɪnænd ˈmoʊbiəs/
Augustin-Louis Cauchy/ˌɔːɡəˈstæ̃ ˈluːi koʊˈʃi/
Alonzo Church /əˈlɒnzoʊ ˈtʃɜːrtʃ/
August Ferdinand Möbius /ɔːˈɡʊst ˈfɜːrdɪnænd ˈmoʊbiəs/
Augustin-Louis Cauchy /ˌɔːɡəˈstæ̃ ˈluːi koʊˈʃi/

B

TermPronunciation
Bernhard Riemann/bɜːrˈnɑːrd ˈriːmɑːn/
Bernhard Riemann /bɜːrˈnɑːrd ˈriːmɑːn/

C

TermPronunciation
Carl Friedrich Gauss/ˈkɑːrl ˈfriːdrɪk ˈɡaʊs/
Christiaan Huygens/ˈkrɪstʃən ˈhaɪɡənz/
Carl Friedrich Gauss /ˈkɑːrl ˈfriːdrɪk ˈɡaʊs/
Christiaan Huygens /ˈkrɪstʃən ˈhaɪɡənz/

D

TermPronunciation
David Hilbert/ˈdeɪvɪd ˈhɪlbərt/
David Hilbert /ˈdeɪvɪd ˈhɪlbərt/

É

TermPronunciation
Émile Borel/ɛˈmiːl bɔːˈrɛl/
Émile Borel /ɛˈmiːl bɔːˈrɛl/

E

TermPronunciation
Eugenio Calabi/juːˈdʒiːnioʊ kəˈlɑːbi/
Eugenio Calabi /juːˈdʒiːnioʊ kəˈlɑːbi/

G

TermPronunciation
Giuseppe Peano/dʒuːˈzɛpeɪ peɪˈɑːnoʊ/
Giuseppe Peano /dʒuːˈzɛpeɪ peɪˈɑːnoʊ/

H

TermPronunciation
Haskell Curry/ˈhæskəl ˈkʌri/
Haskell Curry /ˈhæskəl ˈkʌri/

J

TermPronunciation
Johann Bernoulli/ˈjoʊhɑːn bɜːrˈnuːli/
Johann Friedrich Pfaff/ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈfriːdrɪk ˈfɑːf/
Johann Radon/ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈrædɒn/
John von Neumann/ˈdʒɒn vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/
Johann Bernoulli /ˈjoʊhɑːn bɜːrˈnuːli/
Johann Friedrich Pfaff /ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈfriːdrɪk ˈfɑːf/
Johann Radon /ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈrædɒn/
John von Neumann /ˈdʒɒn vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/

K

TermPronunciation
Kurt Gödel/ˈkɜːrt ˈɡɜːrdəl/
Kurt Gödel /ˈkɜːrt ˈɡɜːrdəl/

L

TermPronunciation
Leonhard Euler/ˈlɛnərd ˈɔɪlər/
Leonhard Euler /ˈlɛnərd ˈɔɪlər/

M

TermPronunciation
Moses Schönfinkel/ˈmoʊzəs ˈʃoʊnfɪŋkəl/
Moses Schönfinkel /ˈmoʊzəs ˈʃoʊnfɪŋkəl/

R

TermPronunciation
Rózsa Péter/ˈroʊzə ˈpeɪtər/
Rózsa Péter /ˈroʊzə ˈpeɪtər/

S

TermPronunciation
Shing-Tung Yau/ˈʃɪŋ ˈtʌŋ ˈjaʊ/
Stephen Cole Kleene/ˈstiːvən ˈkoʊl ˈkleɪni/
Shing-Tung Yau /ˈʃɪŋ ˈtʌŋ ˈjaʊ/
Stephen Cole Kleene /ˈstiːvən ˈkoʊl ˈkleɪni/

T

TermPronunciation
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes/ˈtɒməs joʊˈɑːnəs ˈstɪltʃəs/
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes /ˈtɒməs joʊˈɑːnəs ˈstɪltʃəs/

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