Maria Georgiadou sheds light on the work and life of Constantin Carathéodory, who until now has been ignored by historians. In her book, Georgiadou maps out t... » 

Maria Georgiadou sheds light on the work and life of Constantin Carathéodory, who until now has been ignored by historians. In her book, Georgiadou maps out the mathematician’s oeuve, life and turbulent historical surroundings. Descending from the Greek élite of Constantinople, Carathéodory graduated from the military school of Brussels, became engineer at the Assiout dam in Egypt and finally dedicated a lifetime to mathematics and education. «