Dr. Paulus Gerdes has been a professor of mathematics at the Eduardo Mondlane University and at the Universidade Pedagogica in Mozambique for many years, serving as Rector of the latter from 1989-1996. He was a visiting professor at the University of Georgia from 1996 to 1998. He has served the African Mathematical Union as chair of AMUCHMA, the commission on the History of Mathematics in Africa, since 1996, and was the secretary of (SAMSA) the Southern African Mathematical Sciences Association (1991-1995).

Dr. Paulus Gerdes
Professor of Mathematics
Director, Ethnomathematics Research Centre
Visiting address: Rua Marconi 109 R/C, Maputo, Mozambique
Postal address: C.P. 915, Maputo, Mozambique


Tel. +258-1-49 45 04
Fax: +258-1-46 05 88


E-mail: pgerdes@virconn.com

 
Gerdes' books published in English

some papers

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