Mathematicians pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for the names of mathematicians.

Term	Pronunciation
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/
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/
Stephen Cole Kleene	/ˈstiːvən ˈkoʊl ˈkleɪni/
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes	/ˈtɒməs joʊˈɑːnəs ˈstɪltʃəs/

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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/

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/

Stephen Cole Kleene /ˈstiːvən ˈkoʊl ˈkleɪni/

T

Thomas Joannes Stieltjes /ˈtɒməs joʊˈɑːnəs ˈstɪltʃəs/

Mathematicians pronunciation guide

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