Properties (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mathematician
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:University_of_Halle
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Crelle_Prize
|
| gptkbp:born |
March 3, 1845
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Bergfriedhof
|
| gptkbp:children |
four
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
introduction of cardinal numbers
introduction of ordinal numbers development of modern set theory establishment of the concept of infinity |
| gptkbp:controversy |
opposition from contemporaries
|
| gptkbp:died |
January 6, 1918
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| gptkbp:field |
mathematics
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Georg Cantor
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:David_Hilbert
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Richard_Dedekind
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
set theory
transfinite numbers |
| gptkbp:legacy |
founder of set theory
influence on mathematics and philosophy |
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
gptkb:Cantor's_theorem
Cantor's_diagonal_argument |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Beiträge zur Begriffsbildung der Mengenlehre
Grundlagen einer allgemeinen Mannigfaltigkeitslehre Über die verschiedenen Arten der Unendlichkeit Über unendliche, lineare Punktmannigfaltigkeiten Mengenlehre und die Grundlagen der Mathematik |
| gptkbp:occupation |
professor
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
mathematical realism
platonism |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Vera_Cantor
|