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Richard Dedekind

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Also known as Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind

German mathematician (1831–1916)

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Richard Dedekind (1831–1916) was a German mathematician, philosopher, and university teacher. Born and deceased in Brunswick, he held citizenship in the Duchy of Brunswick. He studied at the University of Göttingen, where his doctoral advisor was Carl Friedrich Gauss. Dedekind worked in algebra, number theory, abstract algebra, and the real number. His academic career included positions at TU Braunschweig, ETH Zurich, and the University of Göttingen.

His notable works include the Dedekind cut, Dedekind domain, the construction of the real numbers, and the Dedekind eta function. He wrote in German and was a member of several scientific academies, including the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences.

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Born
1831
Died
1916
Works
46

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  • Über die anzahl der ideal-classen in den verschiedenen ordnungen eines endlichen körpers
  • Gesammelte mathematische Werke
  • Über die Elemente der Theorie der Euler'schen Integrale. ...
  • ¿Qué son y para qué sirven los números?
  • Essays on the theory of numbers. I. Continuity and irrational nu

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Given name
Julius
Gender
male
Citizenship
Duchy of Brunswick
Place of birth
Brunswick
Place of death
Brunswick
Occupation
university teacher
Employer
University of Göttingen
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Academic degree
habilitation
Doctoral advisor
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Student of
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Field of work
arithmetic
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Richard Dedekind
date of birth
1831-10-06
date of death
1916-02-12
Erdős number
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (/ˈdeɪdɪkɪnd/; German: [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt]; 6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic. His best known contribution is the definition of real numbers through the notion of Dedekind cut. He is also considered a pioneer in the development of modern set theory and of the philosophy of mathematics known as logicism.

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