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  1. Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo (/ z ɜːr ˈ m ɛ l oʊ /, German: [tsɛɐ̯ˈmeːlo]; 27 July 1871 – 21 May 1953) was a German logician and mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics.

  2. 21 May 1953. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Summary. Ernst Zermelo was a German mathematician who did pioneering work on the foundations of mathematics. View two larger pictures. Biography. Ernst Zermelo's parents were Ferdinand Zermelo and Maria Augusta Elisabeth Ziegler.

  3. To boot, Ernst Zermelo: An Approach to His Life and Work is a beautifully produced book, replete with a large number of photographs and a few reproductions of Zermelos handwritten communications.

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  5. This biography sheds light on all facets of the life and the achievements of Ernst Zermelo (1871-1953). Zermelo is best-known for the statement of the axiom of choice and his axiomatization of set theory. However, he also worked in applied mathematics and mathematical physics.

  6. In history of logic: Set theory. …these problems, the German mathematician Ernest Zermelo undertook to provide an axiomatization of set theory under the influence of the axiomatic approach of Hilbert. Read More. In foundations of mathematics: Nonconstructive arguments.

  7. Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo (July 27, 1871, Berlin, German Empire – May 21, 1953, Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany) was a German mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics.

  8. Ernst Zermelo (1871–1953) is best-known for his great, pioneering work in set theory that transformed the subject. Of focal importance are his introduction of the axiom of choice in 1904 and his axiomatization of set theory in 1908.

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