Uniformization

Helmut Koch, Introduction to Classical Mathematics I: From the Quadratic Reciprocity Law to the Uniformization Theorem, Springer, p. 90. However, when they met in person in 1825, they quarrelled; the details are not known.

Note that the uniformization theorem implies that every compact Riemann surface of genus one can be represented as a torus.

Uniformization and standardization The invention of the printing press brought a tendency towards greater uniformity of standard languages within political boundaries, at the expense of other Romance languages and dialects less favored politically.