6 Quotes & Sayings By Georg Cantor

Georg Cantor was a German mathematician and a pioneer of set theory, who is best known for the first published proof of the Infinitude of the Real Number Sequence. He also first published a proof of a theorem about continuity in differentiable manifolds. His work began with his doctoral dissertation at Breslau University. In 1907, he became professor at the University of Halle, where he would work for the next 40 years Read more

He later worked as a professor at several universities in Germany, including Berlin, Bonn and Halle Universities. In 1883, Cantor received a doctorate from the University of Göttingen.

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In Mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it. Georg Cantor
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My beautiful proof lies all in ruins. Georg Cantor
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I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently defended on the nature of numbers. Georg Cantor
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In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it. Georg Cantor
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The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom. Georg Cantor