George Johnston Allman | |
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![]() Allman c. 1870s | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 28 September 1824
Died | 9 May 1904 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 79)
Nationality | Irish |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, history of mathematics |
George Johnston Allman (28 September 1824 – 9 May 1904) was an Irish professor, mathematician, classical scholar, and historian of ancient Greek mathematics. His fame rests mainly upon his authorship of Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid, first published in Dublin in 1889,[1] and republished several times subsequently.