About Magnus Wenninger
Father Magnus J. Wenninger OSB was an American mathematician who worked on constructing polyhedron models, and wrote the first book on their construction. Wenninger OSB (October 31, 1919– February 17, 2017) was an American mathematician who worked on constructing polyhedron models, and wrote the first book on their construction. While admitting to feeling homesick at first, Wenninger quickly made friends and, after a year, knew that this was where he needed to be. Wenninger's first publication on the topic of polyhedra was the booklet entitled, "Polyhedron Models for the Classroom", which he wrote in 1966. Wenninger became a Benedictine monk, he took on his monastic name Magnus, meaning "Great".
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