Paul Bernays

Paul Isaac Bernays (17 October 1888 – 18 September 1977) was a Swiss mathematician who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosophy of mathematics. He was an assistant and close collaborator of David Hilbert.

Paul Bernays
Born(1888-10-17)17 October 1888
London, United Kingdom
Died18 September 1977(1977-09-18) (aged 88)
Zurich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
Known forMathematical logic
Axiomatic set theory
Philosophy of mathematics
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Thesis
  • Über die Darstellung von positiven, ganzen Zahlen durch die primitiven, binären quadratischen Formen einer nicht-quadratischen Diskriminante (1912)
Doctoral advisorEdmund Landau
Doctoral studentsCorrado Böhm
Julius Richard Büchi
Haskell Curry
Erwin Engeler
Gerhard Gentzen
Saunders Mac Lane
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