Leopold Kronecker
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Leopold Kronecker was a German mathematician of the 19th century who made important contributions to number theory and algebra, the foundational areas of mathematics dealing with numbers and mathematical structures. His work helped shape how mathematicians understand and approach these core mathematical fields.
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Leopold Kronecker ( German: [ˈkʁoːnɛkɐ]; 7 December 1823 – 29 December 1891) was a German mathematician who worked on number theory, abstract algebra and logic, and criticized Georg Cantor's work on set theory. Heinrich Weber quoted Kronecker as having said, "Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk" ("God made the integers, all else is the work of man"). Kronecker was a student and life-long friend of Ernst Kummer.
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1823 births1891 deaths19th-century German Jews19th-century German mathematiciansAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinConverts to ChristianityCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman fellows of the Royal SocietyGerman number theoristsHumboldt University of Berlin alumni