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Cesare Burali-Forti

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Cesare Burali-Forti
Born13 August 1861
Died21 January 1931
Known forBurali-Forti paradox
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

Cesare Burali-Forti (13 August 1861 – 21 January 1931) was an Italian mathematician, after whom the Burali-Forti paradox is named. He was a prolific writer, with 180 publications.[1]

Biography

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Burali-Forti was born in Arezzo, and he obtained his degree from the University of Pisa in 1884.[2] He was an assistant of Giuseppe Peano in Turin from 1894 to 1896, during which time he discovered a theorem which Bertrand Russell later realised contradicted a previously proved result by Georg Cantor. The contradiction came to be called the Burali-Forti paradox of Cantorian set theory. He died in Turin.

Books by C. Burali-Forti

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Bibliography

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Primary literature in English translation:

  • Jean van Heijenoort, 1967. A Source Book in Mathematical Logic, 1879-1931. Harvard Univ. Press.
    • 1897. "A question on transfinite numbers," 104-11.
    • 1897. "On well-ordered classes," 111-12.

Secondary literature:

References

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  1. ^ "Cesare Burali-Forti's publications". Maths History. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ "Burali-Forti, Cesare | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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