Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor (/ˈkæntɔːr/ KAN-tor; German: ; Mairch 3 1845 – Januar 6, 1918) wis a German mathematician.
Februar 19] 1845 – Januar 6, 1918) wis a German mathematician. He inventit set theory, which haes acome a fundamental theory in mathematics.
Georg Cantor | |
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Born | Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor 3 Mairch 1845 Saunt Petersburg, Roushie Empire |
Dee'd | 6 Januar 1918 Halle, Province o Saxony, German Empire | (aged 72)
Residence | Roushie Empire (1845–56), German Empire (1856–1918) |
Naitionality | German |
Alma mater | ETH Zurich, Varsity o Berlin |
Kent for | Set theory |
Awairds | Sylvester Medal (1904) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Varsity o Halle |
Thesis | De aequationibus secundi gradus indeterminatis (1867) |
Doctoral advisor | Ernst Kummer Karl Weierstrass |
Doctoral students | Alfred Barneck |
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