Bernard Bolzano
Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest (1781–1848) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernard Bolzano (UK: /bɒlˈtsɑːnoʊ/, US: /boʊltˈsɑː-, boʊlˈzɑː-/; German: [bɔlˈtsaːno]; Italian: [bolˈtsaːno]; born Bernardus Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano; 5 October 1781 – 18 December 1848)[5] was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest of Italian extraction, also known for his liberal views.
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Born | Bernardus Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano (1781-10-05)5 October 1781 |
Died | 18 December 1848(1848-12-18) (aged 67) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
Education | University of Prague (PhD, 1804) |
Era | Modern philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Logical objectivism[1][2] Utilitarianism[3] Classical liberalism |
Institutions | University of Prague (1805–1819) |
Thesis | Betrachtungen über einige Gegenstände der Elementargeometrie (Considerations on Some Objects of Elementary Geometry) (1804) |
Academic advisors | Franz Josef Gerstner |
Notable students | Robert von Zimmermann |
Main interests | Logic, epistemology, theology |
Notable ideas | Logical objectivism[1] Bolzano's theorem (the first purely analytic proof of the intermediate value theorem) Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem (ε, δ)-definition of limit Least-upper-bound property |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity |
Church | Catholic Church |
Ordained | 1805[4] |
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Bolzano wrote in German, his native language.[6] For the most part, his work came to prominence posthumously.