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  2. Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt] (6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic.

  3. Richard Dedekind was a German mathematician who developed a major redefinition of irrational numbers in terms of arithmetic concepts. Although not fully recognized in his lifetime, his treatment of the ideas of the infinite and of what constitutes a real number continues to influence modern.

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  4. Born. 6 October 1831. Braunschweig, duchy of Braunschweig (now Germany) Died. 12 February 1916. Braunschweig, duchy of Braunschweig (now Germany) Summary. Richard Dedekind's major contribution was a redefinition of irrational numbers in terms of Dedekind cuts. He introduced the notion of an ideal in Ring Theory. View five larger pictures.

  5. Richard Dedekind was a German mathematician who became famous for his contributions to the field of abstract algebra,especially the algebraic theory for numbers, the ring theory, and the foundation of real numbers. During the course of his illustrious career he wrote a paper in which he described ‘what numbers actually are and what they ...

  6. Apr 22, 2008 · 1. Biographical Information. Richard Dedekind was born in Brunswick (Braunschweig), a city in northern Germany, in 1831. Much of his education took place in Brunswick as well, where he first attended school and then, for two years, the local technical university.

  7. Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind [ ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt] (6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory ), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic. His best known contribution is the definition of real numbers through the notion of Dedekind cut.

  8. Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (October 6, 1831 – February 12, 1916) was one of the major German mathematicians in the late nineteenth century who did important work in abstract algebra, algebraic number theory, and laid the foundations for the concept of the real numbers.

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