The Genius Mathematician That Never Lived
4 min readMay 4, 2021
The philosophy of modern mathematics (structures) that swept through American and foreign education systems in the middle of the century was led by the great mathematician and artist Nicolas Bourbaki — who never lived.
Nicolas Bourbaki was one of the influential mathematicians of the 20th century that originated the modern concept of mathematical proof, authored many textbooks, and published…