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    Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor (/ ˈ k æ n t ɔːr / KAN-tor, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfɛʁdinant ˈluːtvɪç ˈfiːlɪp ˈkantoːɐ̯]; 3 March [O.S. 19 February] 1845 – 6 January 1918) was a mathematician who played a pivotal role in the creation of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.

  3. Georg Cantor, German mathematician who founded set theory and introduced the mathematically meaningful concept of transfinite numbers, indefinitely large but distinct from one another. His work was fundamental to the development of function theory, analysis, and topology.

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  4. Georg Cantor was a Russian-born mathematician who can be considered as the founder of set theory and introduced the concept of infinite numbers with his discovery of cardinal numbers. He also advanced the study of trigonometric series.

  5. Georg Cantor. Born: March 3, 1845, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. Died: Jan 6, 1918 (at age 72), in Halle, Province of Saxony, German Empire. Nationality: German. Famous For: Inventing set theory. Georg Cantor was a German mathematician who made significant advances in set theory.

  6. Mar 29, 2019 · Georg Cantor was the first to fully address such an abstract concept, and he did it by developing set theory, which led him to the surprising conclusion that there are infinities of different sizes. Faced with the rejection of his counterintuitive ideas, Cantor doubted himself and suffered successive nervous breakdowns, until dying interned in ...

  7. Georg Cantor (1845-1918) The German Georg Cantor was an outstanding violinist, but an even more outstanding mathematician. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he lived until he was eleven.

  8. Georg Cantor, a mathematician who created set theory and a corresponding theory of transfinite numbers, revolutionized mathematics at the end of the nineteenth century with his ideas about the infinite, which were to be of profound significance not only for mathematics but for philosophy and many allied disciplines as well.

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