Serge Lang Quotes

A collection of quotes by Serge Lang.

Serge Lang was a renowned French-American mathematician and professor, born on May 19, 1927, and passed away on September 12, 2005. He made significant contributions to various areas of mathematics, particularly in algebraic number theory and Diophantine geometry. Lang taught at Yale University for several years before joining Columbia University in 1972, where he spent the remainder of his career. Apart from his mathematical achievements, he was also known for his controversial viewpoints on educational reform and his avid criticism of modern mathematics teaching methods.

I object to a legal approach when settling questions of scie

I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior.

Serge Lang

Legal

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the onset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have a malady in the less attractive forms.

Charles Dickens

Dad