It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.

Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum (Latin "the Prince of Mathematicians" or "the foremost of mathematicians") and "greatest mathematician since antiquity" Gauss had a remarkable influence in many fields of mathematics and science and is ranked as one of history's most influential mathematicians. He referred to mathematics as "the queen of sciences".