About Michael Resnik
Born 1938. Michael Resnik is an American philosopher and mathematician.
Michael David Resnik (; born March 20, 1938) is a leading contemporary American philosopher of mathematics.
Biography Resnik obtained his B.A. in mathematics and philosophy at Yale University in 1960, and his PhD in Philosophy at Harvard University in 1964. He wrote his thesis on Frege. He was appointed Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967, Professor in 1975, and University Distinguished Professor in 1988. He is Professor Emeritus of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently resides in rural Chatham County, North Carolina.
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American mathematician
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Michael Resnik was born on 20 March 1938 in New Haven.
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