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Bernard Bolzano
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Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)
Bernard Bolzano was a 19th-century mathematician and Catholic priest from Bohemia who made important contributions to mathematics and philosophy during his lifetime. His work is considered significant to the development of modern mathematics, particularly in areas like analysis and logic, making him an influential figure despite being less well-known than some of his contemporaries.
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- Born
- 1781
- Died
- 1848
- Works
- 160
Top works
- Selbstbiographie, mit Einleitung, Anmerkungen und einigen kleineren ungedruckten Schriften Bolzano's
- Bolzano-Brevier
- Werke ...
- Geometrische Arbeiten
- Paradoxien des Unendlichen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bohemia
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Prague
- Occupation
- priest
- Position held
- president
- Employer
- Charles University
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Franz Josef Gerstner
- Doctoral student
- Robert von Zimmermann
- Field of work
- theology
- Image
- Bernard Bolzano by Taddeo Mayer, 1846.jpg
- Convicted of
- heresy
- Political ideology
- classical liberalism
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- Commons category
- Bernard Bolzano
- date of birth
- 1781-10-05
- date of death
- 1848-12-18
- Commons gallery
- Bernard Bolzano
- place of burial
- Olšany Cemetery
- ethnic group
- Czechs
- writing language
- German
- personal library at
- National Library of the Czech Republic
- name in native language
- Bernhard Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- birth name
- Bernhard Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano
- place of detention
- house arrest
- member of
- Royal Czech Society of Sciences
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernard Bolzano ( UK: /bɒlˈtsɑːnoʊ/, US: /boʊltˈsɑː-, boʊlˈzɑː-/; German: [bɔlˈtsaːno]; Italian: [bolˈtsaːno]; born Bernardus Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano; 5 October 1781 – 18 December 1848) was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest of Italian extraction, also known for his liberal views.
Bolzano wrote in German, his native language. For the most part, his work came to prominence posthumously.
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