David Hilbert

Also known as Hilbert

German mathematician (1862–1943)

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David Hilbert was a male mathematician and university teacher born in 1862 and died in 1943. He held nationalities associated with Germany and Italy. His professional fields included mathematics, number theory, and mathematical logic. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection and is referenced by 970 other encyclopedia articles.

Hilbert authored works such as *The foundations of geometry*, *Grundlagen der Mathmatik*, and *Hilbertiana*. He also wrote about Hermann Minkowski and *Grundlagen der Geometrie*. His published works count varies across sources, with records indicating five or 77 works. He has an Erdős number of 4.

Quotes attributed to him include statements on the nature of science and mathematics. He stated that every kind of science, if it has only reached a certain degree of maturity, automatically becomes a part of mathematics. He also noted that mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1862
Died: 1943
Works: 77

Top works

The foundations of geometry
Grundlagen der Mathmatik
Hilbertiana
Hermann Minkowski
Grundlagen der Geometrie

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1965-01-28

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Discography

Official site Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 99
Total plays: 417

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,779x
Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,818x
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,608x
Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,386x
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,718x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1862–1943
Nationality: DE, IT, XX
Role / Field: Mathematiciens, Vysokoskolsti ucitele, Pracownice i pracownicy naukowi, Matematycy, Matematikis, Matematika
Language: ger, deu
Gender: Male

Recorded by 35 libraries

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Quotes

“Every kind of science, if it has only reached a certain degree of maturity, automatically becomes a part of mathematics.”
“Aus dem Paradies, das Cantor uns geschaffen, soll uns niemand vertreiben können.”
“Wir dürfen nicht denen glauben, die heute mit philosophischer Miene und überlegenem Tone den Kulturuntergang prophezeien und sich in dem Ignorabimus gefallen. Für uns gibt es kein Ignorabimus, und meiner Meinung nach auch für die Naturwissenschaft überhaupt nicht. Statt des törichten Ignorabimus heiße im Gegenteil unsere Losung:”
“The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.”
“One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it.”
“Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.”

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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