Georg Cantor

January 10, 2024
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Georg Cantor
Full Name Georg Cantor
Occupation Mathematician
Date Of Birth Mar 3, 1845(1845-03-03)
Age 179
Date Of Death 1918-01-06
Birthplace Saint Petersburg
Country Russia
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Georg Cantor Biography

Name Georg Cantor
Birthday Mar 3
Birth Year 1845
Place Of Birth Saint Petersburg
Birth Country Russia
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Spouse Vally Guttmann
Children(s) Rudolph Cantor, Erich Cantor

Georg Cantor is one of the most popular and richest Mathematician who was born on March 3, 1845 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The late nineteenth-century and early twentieth century mathematician credited as the inventor of theory set. He was a researcher on issues in relation to cardinal, ordinal and transfinite numbers.

He as well as American mathematician He and American mathematician Paul Cohen both contributed important ideas to set theory. both have contributed significant ideas to set theory.

Bohm is a native of Russia to the German musical family. Uncle Joseph Bohm, was famous violinist, and his father, Franz Bohm, played in his orchestra, the Russian Imperial Orchestra.

Georg Cantor Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Mathematician
House Living in own house.

Georg Cantor is one of the richest Mathematician from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Georg Cantor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at in the University of Zurich, the University of Berlin, and the University of Gottingen.

He was a professor for many years during his tenure at Halle’s University of Halle.

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Who is Georg Cantor Dating?

According to our records, Georg Cantor married to Vally Guttmann. As of December 1, 2023, Georg Cantor’s is not dating anyone.

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Georg Ranked on the list of most popular Mathematician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Georg Cantor celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.

What did Georg Cantor discover?

Georg Cantor, in full Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor, (born March 3, 1845, St. Petersburg, Russia—died January 6, 1918, Halle, Germany), German mathematician who founded set theory and introduced the mathematically meaningful concept of transfinite numbers , indefinitely large but distinct from one another.

What is Cantor's set theory?

Cantor’s theorem, in set theory, the theorem that the cardinality (numerical size) of a set is strictly less than the cardinality of its power set, or collection of subsets. In symbols, a finite set S with n elements contains 2n subsets, so that the cardinality of the set S is n and its power set P(S) is 2n.

What are Georg Cantor achievements?

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.

Who is the father of real numbers?

Mathematician Richard Dedekind asked these questions 159 years ago at ETH Zurich, and became the first person to define real numbers.

Who found infinity?

infinity, the concept of something that is unlimited, endless, without bound. The common symbol for infinity, ∞, was invented by the English mathematician John Wallis in 1655. Three main types of infinity may be distinguished: the mathematical, the physical, and the metaphysical.

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