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Leopold Kronecker
1823 – 1891
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLeopold Kronecker was a German mathematician who worked on number theory, abstract algebra and logic, and criticized Georg Cantor's work on set theory. Heinrich Weber quoted Kronecker as having said, "Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk" . Kronecker was a student and life-long friend of Ernst Kummer.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 7, 1823
Legnica
Date of death
December 29, 1891
Berlin
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia
Occupations & fields
mathematicianuniversity teacherbanker
Awards & honours
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Notable works
Kronecker productKronecker deltaKronecker's theoremKronecker–Weber theoremKronecker limit formula
- Field and occupation
- nemecký matematik a logik
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