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First Congress of Mathematicians
First held
1897
The first numbered International Congress of Mathematicians, in Zurich.
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“The first ICM was held in 1897”International Mathematical Union — original Past ICMs institutional register: source, retrieved 2026-11-01; quote re-found by the server check
“The series of International Congresses of Mathematicians began in Zürich, in 1897”University of St Andrews — MacTutor,DJF/JOC/EFR: source, retrieved 2026-11-01; quote re-found by the server check
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