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Wilhelm Ackermann
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German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function (1896–1962)
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- Works
- 2
Top works
- Petrographische Arbeiten über das Grundgebirge des Bayerischen Waldes
- Solvable cases of the decision problem
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5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,528x
- Many-body physics with ultracold gases
· 2008 · cited 7,013x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,734x
- Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials
· 2010 · cited 5,396x
- Pulmonary Vascular Endothelialitis, Thrombosis, and Angiogenesis in Covid-19
· 2020 · cited 4,823x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1896-03-29 ) 29 March 1896, Herscheid , German Empire
- Died
- 24 December 1962 (1962-12-24) (aged 66), Lüdenscheid , West Germany
- Alma mater
- University of Göttingen
- Known for
- Ackermann coding , Ackermann function , Ackermann ordinal , Ackermann set theory
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Doctoral advisor
- David Hilbert
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- date of birth
- 1896-03-29
- date of death
- 1962-12-24
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann
- birth name
- Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann
- Commons category
- Wilhelm Ackermann (mathematician)
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Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann (/ˈækərmən/; German: [ˈakɐˌman]; 29 March 1896 – 24 December 1962) was a German mathematician and logician best known for his work in mathematical logic and the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation.
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logic
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set theory
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Peano axioms
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Ackermann function
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hereditarily finite set
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mathematics
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David Hilbert
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real number
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German Empire
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mathematician
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West Germany
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Wayback Machine
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mathematical logic
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University of Göttingen
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Lüdenscheid
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University of St Andrews
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Steinfurt
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theory of computation
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Mathematics Genealogy Project
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University of Münster
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1896 births1962 deaths20th-century German male writers20th-century German mathematicians20th-century German philosophers20th-century LutheransAcademic staff of the University of MünsterComputability theoristsGerman logiciansGerman LutheransMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesPeople from LüdenscheidPeople from the Province of WestphaliaUniversity of Göttingen alumni