Profesora Aleksandra Šostaka raksts Eiropas Matemātikas biedrības žurnālā European Mathematical Society Newsletter, 2003. gada jūnijs.

Latvian Mathematical Society — 10 Years After
by Alexander Šostak

In January 2003 the Latvian Mathematical Society (LMS) marked its 10th anniversary. Compared with such bodies as the London Mathematical Society (established in 1865) or our neighbour the Estonian Mathematical Society (which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2001), we are still in our infancy, being one of the youngest mathematical societies in Europe. However, mathematics and mathematicians existed in Latvia long before the LMS was founded, and therefore I would like to say some words about the prehistory of the LMS, mentioning some facts about mathematics and mathematicians related to Latvia before 1993 when the LMS was founded...

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Latvijas matemātiķi portālā
the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

•Piers Bols (1865-1921)
•Ernests Fogels (1910-1985)
•Karls Petersons (1828-1881)
•Linards Reiziņš (1924-1991)