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Georg Cantor

Born

3 March 1845 (age 178) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Died

6 January 1918 (aged 72) Halle, Germany

Fields

MathematicsSet theoryTransfinite numbers

Religion

Jewish

Alma mater

University of Berlin

Workplaces

University of Halle

Nationality

Prussian

Selected works

Grundlage einer allgemeinen Mannigfaltigkeitslehre (1883)Über unendliche, lineare Punktmannichfaltigkeiten (1879–1884)Über eine elementare Frage der Mannigfaltigkeitslehre (1890–1891)

Doctoral advisor

Leopold Kronecker

Political involvement

Advocating for Jewish interests in post-war peace negotiations

Georg Cantor