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French theorist. He served in the American War of Independence (1775-1783), profited heavily during the French Revolution and subsequently lost most of his wealth. He founded Saint-Simonianism, a utopian socialist movement that advocated true equality for all citizens. More at: History

“The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.”