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The “Circolo Matematico di Palermo” and the First World War: The crisis of scientific internationalism: a view through the unedited correspondence of De Franchis with Edmund Landau and other mathematicians

Aldo BrigagliaCinzia Cerroni

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HistoryInternationalism (politics)HistoryGeneral MathematicsRendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo06 humanities and the artsGiovan Battista GucciaSettore MAT/04 - Matematiche ComplementariMichele De Franchilanguage.human_languageFirst world warNationalismGermanPolitics060105 history of science technology & medicinelanguage0601 history and archaeologyCircolo Matematico di PalermoClassics

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Abstract In this work the situation of the “Circolo Matematico di Palermo” between 1914 and 1928 is analyzed. It will be observed that during this time the Circolo was among the few European scientific associations with German as well as French associates. During the 1930s, the nationalist politics of Fascism and above all the racial laws dealt a deadly blow to the Circolo as an international scientific association. We will use the rich correspondence in the Circolo's archives to shed some light on this. In particular, the correspondence between M. De Franchis and E. Landau and other recently found documents will figure prominently.

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2021-05-01Historia Mathematica
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2021.04.004