Petr Hájek

Petr Hájek (; 6 February 1940 – 26 December 2016) was a Czech scientist in the area of mathematical logic and a professor of mathematics. Born in Prague, he worked at the Institute of Computer Science at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and as a lecturer at the faculty of mathematics and physics at the Charles University in Prague and at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Academics Petr Hájek studied at the faculty of mathematics and physics of the Charles University in Prague. Influenced by Petr Vopěnka, he specialized in set theory and arithmetic, and later also in logic and artificial intelligence. He contributed to establishing the mathematical fundamentals of fuzzy logic.

Later, he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he studied the pipe organ under Jiří Reinberger to become an organ player in a church.

Awards 2002, Medal of the Minister of Education of the Czech Republic 2008, doctor honoris causa from Silesian University in Opava

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