A pronunciation guide for the names of mathematicians.
A
Alfred Tarski /ˈælfrɪd ˈtɑːrski/
Alonzo Church /əˈlɒnzoʊ ˈtʃɜːrtʃ/
August Ferdinand Möbius /ɔːˈɡʊst ˈfɜːrdɪnænd ˈmoʊbiəs/
Augustin-Louis Cauchy /ˌɔːɡəˈstæ̃ ˈluːi koʊˈʃi/
B
Bernhard Riemann /bɜːrˈnɑːrd ˈriːmɑːn/
C
Carl Friedrich Gauss /ˈkɑːrl ˈfriːdrɪk ˈɡaʊs/
Christiaan Huygens /ˈkrɪstʃən ˈhaɪɡənz/
D
David Hilbert /ˈdeɪvɪd ˈhɪlbərt/
É
Émile Borel /ɛˈmiːl bɔːˈrɛl/
E
Eugenio Calabi /juːˈdʒiːnioʊ kəˈlɑːbi/
G
Giuseppe Peano /dʒuːˈzɛpeɪ peɪˈɑːnoʊ/
H
Haskell Curry /ˈhæskəl ˈkʌri/
Henri Lebesgue /ɒ̃ˈriː ləˈbɛɡ/
J
Johann Bernoulli /ˈjoʊhɑːn bɜːrˈnuːli/
Johann Friedrich Pfaff /ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈfriːdrɪk ˈfɑːf/
Johann Radon /ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈrædɒn/
John von Neumann /ˈdʒɒn vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/
K
Kurt Gödel /ˈkɜːrt ˈɡɜːrdəl/
L
Leonhard Euler /ˈlɛnərd ˈɔɪlər/
M
Moses Schönfinkel /ˈmoʊzəs ˈʃoʊnfɪŋkəl/
R
Rózsa Péter /ˈroʊzə ˈpeɪtər/
S
Shing-Tung Yau /ˈʃɪŋ ˈtʌŋ ˈjaʊ/
Stefan Banach /ˈstɛfɑːn ˈbɑːnɑːk/
Stephen Cole Kleene /ˈstiːvən ˈkoʊl ˈkleɪni/
T
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes /ˈtɒməs joʊˈɑːnəs ˈstɪltʃəs/
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|
| Alfred Tarski | /ˈælfrɪd ˈtɑːrski/ |
| Alonzo Church | /əˈlɒnzoʊ ˈtʃɜːrtʃ/ |
| August Ferdinand Möbius | /ɔːˈɡʊst ˈfɜːrdɪnænd ˈmoʊbiəs/ |
| Augustin-Louis Cauchy | /ˌɔːɡəˈstæ̃ ˈluːi koʊˈʃi/ |
| Bernhard Riemann | /bɜːrˈnɑːrd ˈriːmɑːn/ |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | /ˈkɑːrl ˈfriːdrɪk ˈɡaʊs/ |
| Christiaan Huygens | /ˈkrɪstʃən ˈhaɪɡənz/ |
| David Hilbert | /ˈdeɪvɪd ˈhɪlbərt/ |
| Émile Borel | /ɛˈmiːl bɔːˈrɛl/ |
| Eugenio Calabi | /juːˈdʒiːnioʊ kəˈlɑːbi/ |
| Giuseppe Peano | /dʒuːˈzɛpeɪ peɪˈɑːnoʊ/ |
| Haskell Curry | /ˈhæskəl ˈkʌri/ |
| Henri Lebesgue | /ɒ̃ˈriː ləˈbɛɡ/ |
| Johann Bernoulli | /ˈjoʊhɑːn bɜːrˈnuːli/ |
| Johann Friedrich Pfaff | /ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈfriːdrɪk ˈfɑːf/ |
| Johann Radon | /ˈjoʊhɑːn ˈrædɒn/ |
| John von Neumann | /ˈdʒɒn vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/ |
| Kurt Gödel | /ˈkɜːrt ˈɡɜːrdəl/ |
| Leonhard Euler | /ˈlɛnərd ˈɔɪlər/ |
| Moses Schönfinkel | /ˈmoʊzəs ˈʃoʊnfɪŋkəl/ |
| Rózsa Péter | /ˈroʊzə ˈpeɪtər/ |
| Shing-Tung Yau | /ˈʃɪŋ ˈtʌŋ ˈjaʊ/ |
| Stefan Banach | /ˈstɛfɑːn ˈbɑːnɑːk/ |
| Stephen Cole Kleene | /ˈstiːvən ˈkoʊl ˈkleɪni/ |
| Thomas Joannes Stieltjes | /ˈtɒməs joʊˈɑːnəs ˈstɪltʃəs/ |