Thoralf Skolem

Mathematician and logician, Skolem's Paradox

Thoralf Skolem - Mathematician and logician, Skolem's Paradox
Born

May 23rd, 1887
137 years ago

Died

March 23rd, 1963
61 years ago — 75 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

Norway

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A mathematician and logician contributed significantly to mathematical logic and model theory. Developed Skolem's Paradox, a result dealing with the limitations of first-order logic in relation to set theory. Worked on the foundations of mathematics, contributing to the understanding of countable and uncountable models. Engaged in research that influenced the fields of algebra and topology. Published various important papers that laid the groundwork for future developments in these areas.

Developed Skolem's Paradox

Contributed to model theory

Advanced the understanding of logic and set theory

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