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# Isadore Singer

(1924–2021)   Mathematician

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Isadore Singer was a mathematician.

## Quick Facts About Isadore Singer

Born April 24, 1924

Died February 11, 2021

Profession Mathematician

## About Isadore Singer

American mathematician (1924–2021)... \| Isadore Manuel Singer was an American mathematician. He was an emeritus institute professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a professor emeritus of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.

##  Quotes by Isadore Singer

> [I woke up to the world of science when my high school chemistry teacher introduced me to the elegantly ordered periodic table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isadore-singer/i-woke-up-to-the-world-of-science-when-my-high-school-chemistry/)

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> [I must admit that outside the university, it is difficult to be a pure mathematician. No one in my family understands what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isadore-singer/i-must-admit-that-outside-the-university-it-is-difficult-to-be-a-pure/)

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> [It's true we pure mathematicians are connected to a different world. But it is a very real world nevertheless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isadore-singer/it-s-true-we-pure-mathematicians-are-connected-to-a-different-world/)

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