[seqfan] Re: Richard Guy

[Thomas Kellar]

On the number theory list:

Richard Kenneth Guy passed away on March 9 at the age of 103. He will
be fondly remembered not only as a great mathematician and teacher,
but also as a generous philanthropist and passionate mountaineer.
Richard's obituary can be found at
https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/richard-guy-1078841321
Here are some other websites about Richard:
https://science.ucalgary.ca/mathematics-statistics/about/richard-guy
https://gripped.com/news/canadian-climbing-legend-richard-guy-dies-at-103/
https://top7over70.com/2019/04/28/richard-guy-climbing-to-the-top/

On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:46 AM Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've just added this to the OEIS Foundation web page: http://oeisf.org/
>
> <h2>Richard Guy (Sep 30 1916 — Mar 09 2020)</h2>
> The OEIS has lost one of its best friends: Richard Guy died last week at
> the age of 104. His illustrious mathematical career is described in many <a
> href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_K._Guy">places</a>), but I want
> to mention here that he was an enthusiastic supporter of what is now the
> OEIS ever since its beginning in the 1960's. He was always on the lookout
> for new sequences and sent me many letters describing them. Over 250
> entries in the OEIS have links to extracts from these letters. He was a
> member of the Board of Trustees of the OEIS Foundation from its formation
> in 2009 until the present.
>
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