Cesare Burali-Forti
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Cesare Burali-Forti was an Italian mathematician and logician best known for formulating the Burali-Forti paradox in set theory.
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| instanceOf |
Italian logician
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Italian mathematician → human → logician → mathematician → |
| areaOfInfluence | axiomatic set theory → |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes → |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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20th century → |
| contributedTo | theory of ordinal numbers → |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Sardinia → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfDeath | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED → |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-08-13 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-01-21 → |
| described | a contradiction arising from the set of all ordinal numbers → |
| educatedAt | University of Turin → |
| employer |
Royal Military Academy of Turin
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surface form: "Military Academy of Turin"
University of Turin → |
| ethnicGroup | Italian → |
| fieldOfWork |
foundations of mathematics
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mathematical logic → set theory → |
| hasFamilyName |
Burali-Forti paradox
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surface form: "Burali-Forti"
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| hasGender | male → |
| hasGivenName | Cesare → |
| influenced |
development of axiomatic set theory
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subsequent work on logical paradoxes → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian → |
| nativeLanguage | Italian → |
| notableFor | Burali-Forti paradox → |
| notableWork | Burali-Forti paradox → |
| occupation |
logician
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mathematician → university teacher → |
| paradoxNamedAfter | Burali-Forti paradox → |
| placeOfBirth | Cuneo → |
| placeOfDeath | Turin → |
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