CALEB GATTEGNO (1911-1988): A FAMOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR FROM AFRICA?

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  • Arthur B. Powell powellab@andromeda.rutgers.edu
    Department of Urban Education Rutgers University–Newark, USA

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10.47976/RBHM2007vn17

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CALEB GATTEGNO (1911-1988), A FAMOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR FROM AFRICA

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On 11.11.1911, Caleb Gattegno, son of a Spanish merchant, was born in and grew up in Alexandria, Egypt. Later, he lived in Cairo, Egypt; in London and Reading, England; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; in La Chaux de Fond, Switzerland; and in New York City, USA, but worked all over the world, in all continents. His social concerns and intellectual development as well as his research into mathematics, mathematics education, linguistics, and psychology began in Africa, a continent to which he made several significant contributions.

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07-11-2020

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POWELL, A. B. . CALEB GATTEGNO (1911-1988): A FAMOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR FROM AFRICA?. Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática, [S. l.], p. 17, 2020. DOI: 10.47976/RBHM2007vn17. Disponível em: http://www.rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/297. Acesso em: 28 mar. 2024.