Annick Horiuchi facts for kids

Annick Mito Horiuchi is a French expert who studies the history of math and the history of science. She teaches at Paris Diderot University in France. She is also part of a research center called CRCAO, which focuses on Asian civilizations.

Early Life and Education

Annick Mito Horiuchi earned her doctorate degree in 1990. A doctorate is a very high university degree, showing deep knowledge in a specific area. Her main research for this degree was about two important Japanese mathematicians from the Edo Period. These mathematicians were Seki Takakazu (who lived around 1642-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739). Her study looked at their work and how they contributed to math in Japan.

Contributions to Mathematics and Science

Annick Mito Horiuchi is known for her work in understanding how math and science developed in different cultures, especially in Japan. She helps us learn about the clever ways people in the past solved problems and made discoveries. In 1990, she was invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians. This is a big event where mathematicians from all over the world share their ideas and discoveries. Being invited to speak there is a great honor.

Books and Publications

Annick Mito Horiuchi has written and helped edit several books. These books share her research and insights into the history of knowledge.

• Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600–1868): A study of the works of Seki Takakazu (?–1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664–1739) (2010). This book explores the history of math in Japan during a time when the country was mostly closed off from the rest of the world. It shows how Japanese mathematicians developed their own unique ways of solving problems.
• Rethinking Order, Rethinking Heritage: Intellectual Landscape of Japan (17th-19th Centuries) (2002). This book, which she co-edited, looks at how ideas and knowledge changed in Japan over several centuries.
• Translate, Transpose, Naturalize: The Formation of a Modern Scientific Language Outside Europe in the 19th Century (2004). Co-edited by Horiuchi, this book discusses how scientific ideas and terms spread to different parts of the world in the 1800s.
• Listen, Copy, Read: Popular Learning in Early Modern Japan (2014). In this book, which she also co-edited, Horiuchi explores how ordinary people learned and shared knowledge in Japan a long time ago.

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