About Paul Finsler
Lived 1894 – 1970 (aged 76). Paul Finsler was a Swiss mathematician and university teacher.
Paul Finsler (11 April 1894 – 29 April 1970) was a German and Swiss mathematician.
Born in Heilbronn, Germany, Finsler did his undergraduate studies at the Technische Hochschule Stuttgart, He studied for his habilitation at the University of Cologne, receiving it in 1922. Finsler is also known for his work on the foundations of mathematics, developing a non-well-founded set theory with which he hoped to resolve the contradictions implied by Russell's paradox.
Publications
(Reprinted by Birkhäuser (1951))
Finsler: Aufsätze zur Mengenlehre. (ed. G. Unger) 1975.
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Who was Paul Finsler?
German and Swiss mathematician (1894–1970)
When was Paul Finsler born?
Paul Finsler was born on 11 April 1894 in Heilbronn.
When did Paul Finsler die?
Paul Finsler died on 29 April 1970 in Zurich.
What was Paul Finsler's occupation?
Paul Finsler was a mathematician and university teacher.
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Paul Finsler was Swiss.
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