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In Search of Van der Waerden: The Early Life

In: The New Mathematical Coloring Book

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  • Alexander Soifer

    (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences)

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My distinguished colleagues John J. Watkins and Robin J. Wilson called The Mathematical Coloring Book, 2009 [Soi44] “labor of love.” However, in a friendly way, they opined that I wrote too much about Van der Waerden, too much labor or too much love. Their remark is well taken, but … What am I to do? To simply state that my 20-year-long archival research proved that Van der Waerden was not “a Nazi collaborator” nor “a strong anti-Nazi”? and instead of proof declare Trump’s “believe me”? In my entire life, I’ve never asked anyone to believe me – this is your choice. So, I have to present as rigorous a proof as the historical genre allows in this complicated case. Moreover, that is not my only goal here.

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  • Alexander Soifer, 2024. "In Search of Van der Waerden: The Early Life," Springer Books, in: The New Mathematical Coloring Book, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 451-468, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-0716-3597-1_39
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3597-1_39
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