Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch Professions : Mathematician Born : January 23, 1891 Died : November 2, 1970 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch A mathematician's reputation rests on the number of bad proofs he has given. Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch reputation math numbers Similar Authors Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician Arnold Ross mathematician All Authors