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David Hilbert

German mathematician (1862–1943)

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David Hilbert was a German mathematician who lived from 1862 to 1943 and made groundbreaking contributions to multiple areas of mathematics, helping to shape modern mathematical thinking. His work and ideas remain influential in mathematics today, making him one of the most significant mathematicians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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David Hilbert (/ˈhɪlbərt/; German: [ˈdaːvɪt ˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics and one of the most influential mathematicians of all time.

Hilbert discovered and developed a broad range of fundamental ideas including invariant theory, the calculus of variations, commutative algebra, algebraic number theory, the foundations of geometry, spectral theory of operators and its application to integral equations, mathematical physics, and the foundations of mathematics (particularly proof theory). He adopted and defended Georg Cantor's set theory and transfinite numbers. In 1900, he presented a collection of problems that set a course for mathematical research of the 20th century.