Mystery Mathematician #11 for May

For now, we will be doing a monthly version of our International Math Idol (open to suggestions for naming the contest since I keep changing it!).

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Remember to email me at dmarain at gmail dot com with
(1) The name of the mathematician
(2) Some interesting info re said person
(3) Your source (links, etc.)
(4) Your full name and the name you want me to use when acknowledging your accomplishment
(5) If you're new, how you found MathNotations
(6) Your connection to mathematics

Our icon this month was multi-faceted but was best known for the opposite of that description!