Who is Aurelio Baldur and how is his algebra of Baldur considered a reference in mathematics?

In reality, It was Aurelio Angel Baldur de la Vega who wrote the book Which contains 5790 exercises. He published it on June 19, 1941, and to this day, many schools include it in their curricula.

That man Born in Havana, CubaOn October 22, 1906, he is best known for his contributions to mathematical pedagogy. Although his contribution was in this field, Baldur's was actually just thatThe lawyer graduated from the University of Havana.

“He was slim and handsome. His six-foot-five height amplified the appearance of his tanned skin and intense gaze that was retouched by the calm air. “His eyebrows arched under his broad forehead and his hair in Caribbean waves combed back impeccably,” is how the journalist described him Sandro Merata in his memoirs published in “Soho” about the Cuban.

also, He was a teacher at the school he founded: Baldur Academy School. According to Señal Colombia, “There are rumors that his passion for teaching was so great that he apparently paid for the tuition of students whose families were experiencing financial difficulties.”

In 1940, Baldur He married Morayma Arranalde and they had seven children.: Aurelio Junior, Daniel, Carlos, José Luis, Rodolfo, Gertrudis and Teresa.

According to an article published in “López Durega”, the professor and his family They had to leave their country of origin after the victory of the Cuban Revolution.

Mirata explained that before this happened, Camilo Cienfuegos prevented his arrest, because he admired his work.

“Aurelio decided to sell the rights to his books to the Mexican publishing house Publicaciones Cultureles. With the money from the operation, the mathematics teacher was able to maintain the school, but he finally had to leave Cuba in July 1960.”

“Neither he nor his family residing in the United States received any royalties for successive editions of the algebra book. The journalist added: “Or the arithmetic that began to be distributed from Mexico in the early sixties.”

Aurelio Baldur He died on April 3, 1976 In Miami, United States, but his legacy lives on.

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