List of amateur mathematicians - Definition and Overview

This is a list of people whose primary vocation did not involve mathematics (or any similar discipline) yet made important contributions to the field of mathematics.

Harlan J. Brothers (teacher and inventor)
Pierre de Fermat (lawyer)
Hermann Grassmann (teacher)
James A. Garfield (politician)
Kurt Heegner (high school teacher)
F. H. Jackson (navy chaplain)
Alfred Bray Kempe (lawyer)
Kathleen Ollerenshaw (politician)
Marjorie Rice (homemaker)
Gaston Terry (civil servant)

See also mathematician.

Example Usage of mathematicians
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	ComeOnYouReds: @HandyAnnie It turns out Christmas party + mathematicians = really good night..... well after a few glasses of red admittedly!
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List of amateur mathematicians - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of mathematicians