The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive's biography of Hermann of Reichenau, by J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson at the University of St Andrews, is a dedicated academic biographical archive entry. Its strength is that it states plainly and honestly that historians are almost equally divided between two named places for Hermann's birth, rather than picking one and presenting it as settled. Its limit is the ordinary one for a specialist biographical reference: it is a concise scholarly summary rather than an in depth original study of an eleventh century figure whose own documentary record is thin.
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Citation
AuthorJ J O'Connor and E F Robertson, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
PublisherUniversity of St Andrews, School of Mathematics and Statistics (MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive)
Matches this entry's own author field. URLhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hermann_of_Reichenau/
Source Typeacademic biography
MacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St Andrews; a named academic project's biographical entry, matched to "academic biography". Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a dedicated academic biographical archive entry from the University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics, written by named specialist historians, honestly presenting a genuine scholarly division over his birthplace rather than picking one. NotesA dedicated academic biographical archive stating plainly that historians are almost equally divided between two named places for Hermann of Reichenau's birth.
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Historical Figures, 2 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
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