Chapter 76 guide
Hugo Amarel: —mathematician, apart from Hari Seldon himself, he can be regarded as the most important contributor to the specific content of psychohistory.It was he... Yet his early life was almost more legendary than his mathematical achievements.He was born in the Dar district of Gutranta, among the hopelessly poor and lower classes.
If Seldon had not met him in rather unexpected circumstances, he might have lived a humble life all his life.
Seldon was...
—— "Galaxy Encyclopedia"