scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1009615

This comparative study by a French and a German historian deals with common features and differences in the membership, tasks and national standing of the two leading mathematical societies. The Société mathématique de France (SMF) was founded in 1872, and the Deutsche Mathematikervereinigung (DMV) in 1890. From its intitiation the younger German society was, much under the influence of Felix Klein, more diversified in its membership and more open to new developments. With respect to applications the authors stress that ``the French had no Felix Klein (417). Thus the strong orientation of the SMF and of its Bulletin on pure mathematics reflects general tendencies in the French mathematical community. However, the French reform movement in mathematical education around 1900 strongly influenced the German developments, although -- unlike the situation in Germany -- that movement was not organized by the SMF. The authors add remarks and data (in an appendix) on the respective mathematical production in subdisciplines in the two mathematical communities. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0862.00010].

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