> I expect theses and advising a thesis must have been a very different affair at the time, than what they are now. For sure, I assume that before the mathemat

> I expect theses and advising a thesis must have been a very different affair at the time, than what they are now. For sure, I assume that before the mathematical formalism of the 19th century, these relationships were really more of a less formal mentor/mentee. Though I do feel that my advisor was definitely a great and very personable mentor in addition to the more formal (somewhat administrative role) of a modern PhD advisor.