Richard Dedekind
Richard Dedekind
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a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic.
Born
6 October 1831 Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick
Died
12 February 1916 (aged 84) Braunschweig, German Empire
Nationality
German
Known for
Dedekind cut Dedekind-Peano axioms Abstract algebra Algebraic number theory Real numbers Logicism
Fields
Mathematics Philosophy of mathematics
Alma mater
Collegium Carolinum University of Göttingen
adultbasic
Germany
Doctoral advisor
Carl Friedrich Gauss
era
1800+