SettingsSet theorists
Abraham Fraenkel
Abraham Halevi (Adolf) Fraenkel (אברהם הלוי (אדולף) פרנקל; February 17, 1891 Munich, Germany – October 15, 1965 Jerusalem, Israel), known as Abraham Fraenkel, was an Israeli mathematician...
Abraham Halevi (Adolf) Fraenkel (אברהם הלוי (אדולף) פרנקל; February 17, 1891 Munich, Germany – October 15, 1965 Jerusalem, Israel), known as Abraham Fraenkel, was an Israeli mathematician...
Adolf Lindenbaum
Adolf Lindenbaum (June 12, 1904 in Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) – 1941 in Paneriai), was a Polish logician and mathematician.
Adolf Lindenbaum (June 12, 1904 in Warsaw, Russian Empire (now Poland) – 1941 in Paneriai), was a Polish logician and mathematician.
Akihiro Kanamori
Akihiro Kanamori is a Japan-born American mathematician.
Akihiro Kanamori is a Japan-born American mathematician.
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alexander S. Kechris
Alexander (Alekos) Sotirios Kechris (Αλέξανδρος Σωτήριος Κεχρής; 1946, Greece) is a descriptive set theorist at Caltech.
Alexander (Alekos) Sotirios Kechris (Αλέξανδρος Σωτήριος Κεχρής; 1946, Greece) is a descriptive set theorist at Caltech.
Andreas Blass
Andreas Raphael Blass (born on October 27, 1947 in Nuremberg) is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Michigan.
Andreas Raphael Blass (born on October 27, 1947 in Nuremberg) is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Michigan.
András Hajnal
András Hajnal (b. 1931, Hungary) is an emeritus professor of mathematics at Rutgers University and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences known for his work in set theory and combinatorics.
András Hajnal (b. 1931, Hungary) is an emeritus professor of mathematics at Rutgers University and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences known for his work in set theory and combinatorics.
Azriel Levy
Azriel Levy (Hebrew: עזריאל לוי; c. 1934–) is an Israeli mathematician, logician, and a professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Azriel Levy (Hebrew: עזריאל לוי; c. 1934–) is an Israeli mathematician, logician, and a professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bohuslav Balcar
Bohuslav Balcar (; born 1943) is a Czech mathematician.
Bohuslav Balcar (; born 1943) is a Czech mathematician.
Chris Freiling
Christopher F. Freiling is a set theorist responsible for Freiling's axiom of symmetry.
Christopher F. Freiling is a set theorist responsible for Freiling's axiom of symmetry.
Donald A. Martin
Donald A. (Tony) Martin (born 24 December 1940) is a set theorist and philosopher of mathematics at UCLA, where he is a member of the faculty of mathematics and philosophy.
Donald A. (Tony) Martin (born 24 December 1940) is a set theorist and philosopher of mathematics at UCLA, where he is a member of the faculty of mathematics and philosophy.
Edward Kofler
Edward Kofler (November 16, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a mathematician who made important contributions to game theory and fuzzy logic by working out the theory of linear partial information.
Edward Kofler (November 16, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a mathematician who made important contributions to game theory and fuzzy logic by working out the theory of linear partial information.
Edward Nelson
Edward Nelson (born May 4, 1932, in Decatur, Georgia) is a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University.
Edward Nelson (born May 4, 1932, in Decatur, Georgia) is a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University.
Eric Charles Milner
Eric Charles Milner, FRSC was a mathematician who worked mainly in combinatorial set theory.
Eric Charles Milner, FRSC was a mathematician who worked mainly in combinatorial set theory.
Ernst Specker
Ernst P. Specker (born February 11, 1920 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss mathematician.
Ernst P. Specker (born February 11, 1920 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss mathematician.
Ernst Zermelo
Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo (July 27, 1871 – May 21, 1953) was a German mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics and hence on philosophy.
Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo (July 27, 1871 – May 21, 1953) was a German mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics and hence on philosophy.
Fred Galvin
Frederick William Galvin is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Kansas.
Frederick William Galvin is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Kansas.
Georg Cantor
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.
Greg Hjorth
Greg Hjorth (14 June 1963 – 13 January 2011) was an Australian Professor of Mathematics, chess International Master (1984) and joint (with Ian Rogers) Commonwealth Champion in 1983.
Greg Hjorth (14 June 1963 – 13 January 2011) was an Australian Professor of Mathematics, chess International Master (1984) and joint (with Ian Rogers) Commonwealth Champion in 1983.
Géza Fodor (mathematician)
Géza Fodor (Szeged, 6 May, 1927–Szeged, 28 September, 1977) was a Hungarian mathematician, working in set theory.
Géza Fodor (Szeged, 6 May, 1927–Szeged, 28 September, 1977) was a Hungarian mathematician, working in set theory.
Hans Hahn (mathematician)
Hans Hahn was an Austrian mathematician who made contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, the calculus of variations, real analysis, and order theory.
Hans Hahn was an Austrian mathematician who made contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, the calculus of variations, real analysis, and order theory.
Herbert Enderton
Herbert Bruce Enderton (15 April 1936 – 20 October, 2010) was a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at UCLA and a former member of the faculties of Mathematics and of Logic and the Methodology of ...
Herbert Bruce Enderton (15 April 1936 – 20 October, 2010) was a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at UCLA and a former member of the faculties of Mathematics and of Logic and the Methodology of ...
Jack Silver
Jack Howard Silver (23 April 1942, Missoula, Montana) is a set theorist and logician at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jack Howard Silver (23 April 1942, Missoula, Montana) is a set theorist and logician at the University of California, Berkeley.
James Earl Baumgartner
James Earl Baumgartner is an American mathematician active in set theory, mathematical logic and foundations, and topology.
James Earl Baumgartner is an American mathematician active in set theory, mathematical logic and foundations, and topology.
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
Judith Roitman
Judith "Judy" Roitman (born November 12, 1945) is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Kansas.
Judith "Judy" Roitman (born November 12, 1945) is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Kansas.
Katsuya Eda
Katsuya Eda is a mathematician, currently a professor at Waseda University.
Katsuya Eda is a mathematician, currently a professor at Waseda University.
Keith Devlin
Keith J. Devlin is a British mathematician and popular science writer.
Keith J. Devlin is a British mathematician and popular science writer.
Kenneth Kunen
Herbert Kenneth Kunen is an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who works in set theory and its applications to various areas of mathematics, such as set-the...
Herbert Kenneth Kunen is an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who works in set theory and its applications to various areas of mathematics, such as set-the...
Leo Harrington
Leo Anthony Harrington is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who works in recursion theory, model theory, and set theory.
Leo Anthony Harrington is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who works in recursion theory, model theory, and set theory.
Leonard Gillman
Leonard E. "Len" Gillman (January 8, 1917 – April 7, 2009) was an American mathematician, emeritus professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Leonard E. "Len" Gillman (January 8, 1917 – April 7, 2009) was an American mathematician, emeritus professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer FRS (February 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosop...
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer FRS (February 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosop...
Matthew Foreman
Matthew Dean Foreman (born March 21, 1957) is a set theorist at University of California, Irvine.
Matthew Dean Foreman (born March 21, 1957) is a set theorist at University of California, Irvine.
Max August Zorn
Max August Zorn (June 6, 1906 in Krefeld, Germany – March 9, 1993 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States) was a German-born American mathematician.
Max August Zorn (June 6, 1906 in Krefeld, Germany – March 9, 1993 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States) was a German-born American mathematician.
Menachem Magidor
Menachem Magidor (born 1946) is an Israeli mathematician who specializes in mathematical logic, in particular set theory.
Menachem Magidor (born 1946) is an Israeli mathematician who specializes in mathematical logic, in particular set theory.
Moti Gitik
Moti Gitik is a mathematician, working in set theory.
Moti Gitik is a mathematician, working in set theory.
Paul Bernays
Paul Isaac Bernays (17 October 1888 London – 18 September 1977 Zurich) was a Swiss mathematician, who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosop...
Paul Isaac Bernays (17 October 1888 London – 18 September 1977 Zurich) was a Swiss mathematician, who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosop...
Paul Cohen (mathematician)
Paul Joseph Cohen (April 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007) was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice from Zerme...
Paul Joseph Cohen (April 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007) was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice from Zerme...
Paul Finsler
Paul Finsler (born April 11, 1894, in Heilbronn, Germany, died April 29, 1970 in Zurich, Switzerland) was a German and Swiss mathematician.
Paul Finsler (born April 11, 1894, in Heilbronn, Germany, died April 29, 1970 in Zurich, Switzerland) was a German and Swiss mathematician.
Paul Mahlo
Friedrich Paul Mahlo (born July 28, 1883 in Coswig, Anhalt, died August 20, 1971 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) was a German mathematician.
Friedrich Paul Mahlo (born July 28, 1883 in Coswig, Anhalt, died August 20, 1971 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) was a German mathematician.
Péter Komjáth
Péter Komjáth is a Hungarian mathematician, working in set theory, especially combinatorial set theory.
Péter Komjáth is a Hungarian mathematician, working in set theory, especially combinatorial set theory.
Raphael M. Robinson
Raphael Mitchel Robinson (November 2, 1911 – January 27, 1995) was an American mathematician.
Raphael Mitchel Robinson (November 2, 1911 – January 27, 1995) was an American mathematician.
Richard Laver
Richard Laver is an American mathematician, working in set theory.
Richard Laver is an American mathematician, working in set theory.
Robert M. Solovay
Robert Martin Solovay (1938, Brooklyn) is an American mathematician specializing in set theory.
Robert Martin Solovay (1938, Brooklyn) is an American mathematician specializing in set theory.
Ronald Jensen
Ronald Björn Jensen is an American mathematician active in Europe, primarily known for his work in mathematical logic and set theory.
Ronald Björn Jensen is an American mathematician active in Europe, primarily known for his work in mathematical logic and set theory.
Sy Friedman
Sy-David Friedman (born on May 23, 1953 in Chicago) is an American and Austrian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna and the director of the Kurt Gödel Resear...
Sy-David Friedman (born on May 23, 1953 in Chicago) is an American and Austrian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna and the director of the Kurt Gödel Resear...
Thomas Jech
Thomas J. Jech is a mathematician specializing in set theory who was at Penn State for more than 25 years.
Thomas J. Jech is a mathematician specializing in set theory who was at Penn State for more than 25 years.
Thoralf Skolem
Thoralf Albert Skolem (23 May 1887 – 23 March 1963) was a Norwegian mathematician known mainly for his work on mathematical logic and set theory.
Thoralf Albert Skolem (23 May 1887 – 23 March 1963) was a Norwegian mathematician known mainly for his work on mathematical logic and set theory.
Tomek Bartoszyński
Tomek Bartoszyński (born May 16, 1957 in Warsaw) is a Polish-American mathematician who works in set theory.
Tomek Bartoszyński (born May 16, 1957 in Warsaw) is a Polish-American mathematician who works in set theory.
W. Hugh Woodin
William Hugh Woodin (b. April 23, 1955, Tucson, Arizona) is an American mathematician and set theorist at University of California, Berkeley.
William Hugh Woodin (b. April 23, 1955, Tucson, Arizona) is an American mathematician and set theorist at University of California, Berkeley.
Yiannis N. Moschovakis
Yiannis Nicholas Moschovakis (Γιάννης Μοσχοβάκης; born January 18, 1938 in Athens, Greece) is a set theorist, descriptive set theorist, and recursion (computability) theorist, at UCLA. For many ...
Yiannis Nicholas Moschovakis (Γιάννης Μοσχοβάκης; born January 18, 1938 in Athens, Greece) is a set theorist, descriptive set theorist, and recursion (computability) theorist, at UCLA. For many ...