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[[File:David_Hilbert.jpg|thumb|David Hilbert (before 1912).]]'''David Hilbert''' (German: [ˈdaːvɪt ˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician. | [[File:David_Hilbert.jpg|thumb|David Hilbert (before 1912).]]'''David Hilbert''' (German: [ˈdaːvɪt ˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician. | ||
He is recognized as one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. | He is recognized as one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. | ||
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A famous example of his leadership in mathematics is his 1900 presentation of a collection of problems that set the course for much of the mathematical research of the 20th century. | A famous example of his leadership in mathematics is his 1900 presentation of a collection of problems that set the course for much of the mathematical research of the 20th century. | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Mathematics]] | * [[Mathematics]] | ||
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* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=David_Hilbert David Hilbert] @ wiki.karljones.com | * [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=David_Hilbert David Hilbert] @ wiki.karljones.com | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 19 June 2016
David Hilbert (German: [ˈdaːvɪt ˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician.
He is recognized as one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Hilbert discovered and developed a broad range of fundamental ideas in many areas, including invariant theory and the axiomatization of geometry.
He also formulated the theory of Hilbert spaces, one of the foundations of functional analysis.
Hilbert adopted and warmly defended Georg Cantor's set theory and transfinite numbers.
Hilbert and his students contributed significantly to establishing rigor and developed important tools used in modern mathematical physics.
Hilbert is known as one of the founders of proof theory and mathematical logic, as well as for being among the first to distinguish between mathematics and metamathematics.
A famous example of his leadership in mathematics is his 1900 presentation of a collection of problems that set the course for much of the mathematical research of the 20th century.
In the News
Nonfiction cross-reference
Fiction cross-reference
External links:
- David Hilbert @ wiki.karljones.com
- David Hilbert @ Wikipedia