Famous black mathematicians biography essay

For a history of African Americans in science research read Kenneth R. Mannings article, "Can History Predict the Future?" For a description of Blacks in Mathematics Research see Research Mathematicians of the African Diaspora.

As usual, underlined words are hyperlinks in this website to more information on the individuals below.

I had anticipated delaying this section until 2007 and young folks had begun to publish.

However, as a winner of the AMU/ICMS 2003 Young African in Mathematics Medals, one individual has changed my mind.

Oguntuase: Currently in Italy, Nigerian born and soley Nigerian trained, James Adedayo Oguntuase earned his Ph.D.

in 2001, but has published 18 papers in mathematics since 1998. This promises to be a stelar career.

Seven mathematicians of the 1990s, Adebisi Agboola, Jonathan Farley, Wilfrid Gangbo, Abba Gumel, Trachette Jackson, Katherine Okikiolu, and Arlie Petter