Wilbur Knorr
Wilbur Knorr | |
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Dr. Wilbur Knorr in his 30s | |
| Born | August 29, 1945 |
| Died | March 18, 1997 (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Historian of mathematics |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (BA 1966; PhD 1973) |
| Academic advisors | John E. Murdoch and G. E. L. Owen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History of mathematics |
| Sub-discipline | Ancient Greek mathematics |
| Institutions | Stanford University (1979–1997) |
Wilbur Richard Knorr (August 29, 1945 – March 18, 1997) was an American historian of mathematics and a professor in the departments of philosophy and classics at Stanford University. He has been called "one of the most profound and certainly the most provocative historian of Greek mathematics" of the 20th century.