Friday, May 13, 2011

Georg Cantor

Russian born mathematicians who also known as a philosopher was born St. Petersburg. He is Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philip Cantor. His father was a stockbroker and wanted him to become an engineer. Cantor also have a musician blood from her mothers family line. How expect that he pursuing mathematics career on his life.

Cantor learn engineer from University of Zurich in 1862. But its just for an half year then he decide to surf philosophy and mathematics. He transferred to the prestigious University of Berlin. He were pupil of famed Karl Weierstrass, Ernst Kummer, and Leopold Kronecker. He recieve his doctorate. Later, he accepted teaching position at Halle and remain there until retire in 1913.



Cantor publish paradoxes concerning on cardinal number of infinite sets, the nature of infinity, and form of logic. Some followers felt that Cantors work were dangerous. Some of them attack Cantor's theories and its affect him. He refuse to publish his work on journal anymore. But, several scholars also respected him. He found that its important to communicate among the scholars then he founded Association of German Mathematicians.

He suffer many nervous breakdown after repeatedly attacked on his theory. He died in mental hospital in Halle. Now, Cantors work considered as a revolutionized work on infinity and its development.

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wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_cantor

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