Karl Menger

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human mathematician philosopher university teacher

Karl Menger was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher known for his work in dimension theory, geometry, and the foundations of probability and economics.

Aliases (2)

Karl Menger (economist) ×2
Carl Menger ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → mathematician → philosopher → university teacher →
academicAdvisor	Hans Hahn →
countryOfBirth	Austria →
countryOfCitizenship	Austria →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1902-01-13 →
dateOfDeath	1985-10-05 →
educatedAt	University of Vienna →
employer	Illinois Institute of Technology → University of Notre Dame → University of Vienna →
familyName	Menger →
father	Karl Menger (economist) →
fieldOfWork	dimension theory → foundations of economics → game theory → geometry → mathematics → philosophy → probability theory → topology →
givenName	Karl →
influencedBy	Karl Menger (economist) →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
memberOf	Austrian Academy of Sciences → Vienna Circle →
mother	Hermine Andermann →
name	Karl Menger →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableConcept	Menger curvature → Menger sponge →
notableStudent	Abraham Wald → Karl Sigmund → Olga Taussky-Todd →
notableWork	Menger curvature → Menger sponge → studies in dimension theory → work on the St. Petersburg paradox → work on utility theory →
occupation	professor →
placeOfBirth	Vienna →
placeOfDeath	Highland Park, Illinois →
positionHeld	head of the Mathematical Colloquium in Vienna → professor of mathematics →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Chicago → South Bend, Indiana → Vienna →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Karl Menger ("Karl Menger (economist)") → Ludwig von Mises ("Carl Menger") →	influencedBy
Abraham Wald →	doctoralAdvisor
Karl Menger ("Karl Menger (economist)") →	father
Econometric Society →	founder
Vienna Circle →	member
Karl Menger →	name