Emil Leon Post
Mathematician and logician
Born
February 11th, 1897
128 years ago
Died
April 21st, 1954
70 years ago — 57 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
United States
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Contributions included work on recursive functions and mathematical logic. Served as a professor at New York University and made significant advancements in the foundations of mathematics. Published numerous papers which helped to shape the field of logic. Developed the theory of generative grammars, influencing linguistics and computer science. His work on decision problems and formal systems was pivotal in the understanding of computation and algorithmic processes.
Developed recursive function theory
Contributed to mathematical logic
Influenced linguistics through generative grammars
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