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All of the photos on the cover of Ben Yandell's book The Honors Class appear in the book, except the one in the upper left. I'd wager a beer that the mathematician in the upper left corner is A.N. Kolmogorov, but I'm not 100% certain. Anyone know for sure? Yandell died in 2004, so I can't ask him. I did a google search on Kolmogorov, and the photos shown are consistent with my guess, but none are identical.

There's a photo on the back of Busemann which isn't in the book, but the photo of Busemann which is in the book leaves little doubt that both photos are Busemann.

Cover of Yandell - The Honours Class

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    $\begingroup$ I tried a Google reverse image search, and the first suggestion was Mussolini. $\endgroup$
    – Buzz
    Commented Nov 19, 2022 at 18:01
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    $\begingroup$ It's definitely Kolmogorov. I was going to say that before seeing you mention it in your post. $\endgroup$
    – KConrad
    Commented Nov 19, 2022 at 18:09

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