"He who is unfamiliar with mathematics [literally, he who is a layman in mathematics] remains more or less a stranger to our time."
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Christian Heinrich von Dillmann
Christian von Dillmann (December 30, 1829 - December 18, 1899) was a German teacher and school reformers.
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