Leopold Kronecker
Mathematician, Academic
1823 – 1891
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Who was Leopold Kronecker?
Leopold Kronecker was a German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra. He criticized Cantor's work on set theory, and was quoted by Weber as having said, "Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk". Kronecker was a student and lifelong friend of Ernst Kummer.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1823
Legnica - Also known as
- 利奥波德·克罗内克
- Кронекер, Леопольд
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- Prussia
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Employment
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Lived in
- Legnica
- Prussia
- Died
- Dec 29, 1891
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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