Mathematics On Stamps

Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891),one of the most famous Russian mathematicians

Turkey
Fractal Views of Nature
October 15, 2020
The stamp set depicts mathematical expression of fractal dimension, and objects in nature which exhibit Fractal pattern.

Italy
Leonardo Fibonacci
November 23, 2020
The stamp commemorates Leonardo Fibonacci (c.1170-c.1240-50), an Italian mathematician from the Republic of Pisa, considered to be the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages. He popularized the Hindu–Arabic numeral system in the Western World. He also introduced the sequence of Fibonacci numbers and derived the Fibonacci spiral.

Azerbaijan
Lütfi Zadeh
April 13, 2021
The stamp commemorates Lütfi Zadeh (1921-2017), a mathematician and computer scientist. He is recognized as the founder of fuzzy mathematics which has wide application from control theory to artificial intelligence.

Slovenia
8th European Congress of Mathematics
#8203;May 27, 2021
The design illustrates the Fibonacci sequence discovered by mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (1170- c. 1240-50).

Bulgaria
Bulgarian Scientists
December 17, 2021
The stamp honors Nikola Obreshkov (1896-1963), a prominent Bulgarian mathematician working in the field of complex analysis.

Italy
Paolo Ruffini
May 10, 2011
The stamp commemorates Paolo Ruffini (1765-1822), an Italian mathematician known for his work on algebra and group theory.

Cultural Celebrities and Anniversaries - mathematicians, designed by Max Svabinsky, engraved by Jindra Schmidt and issued by Czechoslovakia on February 26, 1962:

Frantisek Zaviska (1879-1945), a Czechoslovak physicist.

Karel Petr (1868-1950), a Czech mathematician known for the Petr–Douglas–Neumann theorem in plane geometry, which he proved in 1908, and was independently rediscovered by Jesse Douglas in 1940 and Bernhard Neumann in 1941.

Miloslav Valouch (1878-1952), a Czechoslovak physicist and mathematician. He studied mathematics and physics at the Faculty of Philosophy in Prague. In 1909, he was appointed professor at the Faculty of Science in Prague. After 1918, he worked at the Ministry of Education and National Education until 1927. After his retirement, he continued to be active in the Union of Czechoslovak Mathematicians and Physicists.

Juraj Hronec (1881-1959), a Slovak mathematician, was professor of mathematics at the Czech Technical University in Brno. He recognized the importance of mathematics in science and technology and focused his research on application to technical problems. His academic lifetime achievement includes three areas: scientific, educational and public. Research activities focused primarily on differential equations.

France,2022
Homage to Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)
Ada Lovelace (Lord Byron's daughter) was an English mathematician and a pioneer in the science of computers.

"She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and to have published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer" (Wikipedia)

France
Sophie Germain
March 18, 2016
The stamp commemorates French mathematician and physicist Sophie Germain (1776-1831). The design shows Sophie Germain's theorem along with a portrait.

Serbia
75th Anniversary of Mathematical Society of Serbia
June 15, 2023
The design shows Fibonacci sequence and its geometric form.

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Bolivia
Professor Jaime Escalante
January 20, 2011
The stamp honors Jaime Escalante (1930-2010), a Bolivian-American educator who taught calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, California. He is known for his inspirational methods of teaching and his exemplary achievement in math education.

Serbia
Scientists
April 10, 2017
Set of two, one stamp honors kosta stojanovi#263; (1867-1921), a Serbian scientist who pioneered the application of mathematics to address economic problems of Serbia.

Republic of Korea
Fun Mathematics
August 14, 2024
Set of two, one stamp depicts hexagonal tortoise problem invented by Korean mathematician Choi Seok-jeong (1646–1715).