Georg Cantor: Quick Facts
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| Also Known As | Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor |
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| Born | March 3, 1845 ā¢ St. Petersburg ā¢ Russia |
| Died | January 6, 1918 (aged 72) ā¢ Halle ā¢ Germany |
| Notable Works | āContributions to the Founding of the Theory of Transfinite Numbersā ā¢ āGrundlagen einer allgemeinen Mannigfaltigkeitslehreā |
| Subjects Of Study | Cantorās paradox ā¢ Cantorās theorem ā¢ continuum hypothesis ā¢ infinity ā¢ one-to-one correspondence ā¢ set theory ā¢ transfinite number |
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