Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer (6 February 1912 – 27 December 1967) was a Spanish

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, mathematical structure, structure, space, Mathematica ...

who is the namesake of the

Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize The Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize is a prize in mathematics, first awarded in 1993. It honors Spanish mathematician Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer (1912–1967), a self-taught Catalan mathematician who, despite significant physical disability, was ...

. He was born with almost complete physical disabilities and never went to school because his doctor advised that Ferran should not be subjected to such stress. He was homeschooled by his mother and developed great interests in mathematics. It wasn't until 9 December 1967, 18 days prior to his death, that his confirmation as a scientific member was made public by the Divisió de Ciencias Matemá, Médicas y de Naturaleza of the Council.The Foundation
Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Foundation

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Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunyer i Balaguer, Ferran Scientists from Catalonia Spanish scientists 1912 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Spanish mathematicians