This thesis aims to explore and analyze how the history of mathematics has been written in Colombia, focusing especially on all the historiographic production created between 1973 to 2017. This work shows how this history has been written almost exclusively by mathematicians, who felt the need to begin to create an authentic history of mathematics in the country and establish a community dedicated to making, thinking and structuring a national history of mathematics. The topic was chosen not only out of personal interest but also because I consider it relevant to understand how history has been built and created in scientific fields in Colombia, something that still needs to be worked on. The almost total absence of historiographical works has also motivated to carry out this investigative work. Thus, the justification for this work lies in the fact that it wants to fill a void in historiography. Mathematics has been made invisible in its historical development, except, of course, by the mathematician community. On the other hand, we also want to give the reader the opportunity to understand and understand how the writing processes of that story have been, as well as the different elements that will be mentioned in the main objective.
publication date
February 19, 2021 6:57 PM
Research
keywords
Academic Community in Mathematics of Colombia
Historiography of mathematics in Colombia
History of science in Colombia in the 20th century
