Gerhard Gentzen
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Gerhard Karl Erich Gentzen (24 November 1909 – 4 August 1945) was a German mathematician and logician. He made major contributions to the foundations of mathematics, proof theory, especially on natural deduction and sequent calculus. He died of starvation in a Czech prison camp in Prague in 1945, having been interned as a German national after the Second World War.
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Gerhard Gentzen | |
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Born | (1909-11-24)24 November 1909 |
Died | 4 August 1945(1945-08-04) (aged 35) |
Cause of death | Starvation |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Bernays |
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