Georg Cantor
Georg Cantor
Cantor, c. 1910
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a German mathematician. He played a pivotal role in the creation of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.
Born
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor March 3, 1845 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died
January 6, 1918 (aged 72) Halle, Province of Saxony, German Empire
Nationality
German
Known for
Set theory
Fields
Mathematics
Alma mater
Swiss Federal Polytechnic University of Berlin
Awards
Sylvester Medal (1904)
Institutions
University of Halle
Spouse(s)
Vally Guttmann ( m. 1874)
adultbasic
Germany
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Kummer Karl Weierstrass
era
1800+
Thesis
De aequationibus secundi gradus indeterminatis (1867)