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While reviewing these sites and learning about famous male mathematicians, students should think about the characteristics that the men displayed in learning math. Also, if the environment in which they learned math is discussed, that information might be used to corroborate a pro or con stance.
 * __ Famous Male Mathematicians __**

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This website is sponsored by a school in Billings, MT, and as such should be safe for students to browse through. The site above contains four links to other websites that have many mathematicians, mostly male, listed. A corresponding link that lists women mathematicians is located on the famous female mathematicians page.

Check out this site for short bios of "Famous Mathematicians." Note the gender of every member of this list! []

This page is from a site of the Hong Kong Baptist University, maintained by a member of their Faculty of Sciences and in existence since 1995, and thus appears to be a credible source of information. While the page cannot boast bells or whistles, it gives students quick access to brief sketches of "famous mathematicians" -- and the fact that such generic lists are typically comprised entirely of male mathematicians.

This site exposes students to the diversity of information that can be found on the web, as it comes from a school in China. When students are reading such resources, they can be alerted to look for unique perspectives and attitudes.