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Sy Friedman

b. 1953

American mathematician

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Born 1953. Sy Friedman is an American mathematician and university teacher, known for Axiomatic Set Theory, Large cardinal property and Mathematical logic.

Sy-David Friedman (born May 23, 1953, in Chicago) is an American and Austrian mathematician and a (retired) professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna and the former director of the Kurt Gödel Research Center for Mathematical Logic. His main research interest lies in mathematical logic, in particular in set theory and recursion theory.

Friedman is the brother of Ilene Friedman and the brother of mathematician Harvey Friedman.

Biography He studied at Northwestern University and, from 1970, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in 1976 from MIT (his thesis Recursion on Inadmissible Ordinals was written under the supervision of Gerald E. Sacks).

In 1979, Sy Friedman accepted a position at MIT, and in 1990 he became a full professor there. Since 1999, he has been a professor of mathematical logic at the University of Vienna, and he retired in 2018. He is a Fellow of Collegium Invisibile.

Selected publications and results He has authored about 70 research articles, including:

He also published a research monograph

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Nationality
Known for
Axiomatic Set Theory, Large cardinal property, Mathematical logic
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Employers
University of Vienna, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Also known as
Sy-David Friedman

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sy Friedman?

American mathematician

When was Sy Friedman born?

Sy Friedman was born on 6 May 1953 in Chicago.

What is Sy Friedman's occupation?

Sy Friedman is a mathematician and university teacher.

What is Sy Friedman known for?

Sy Friedman is known for Axiomatic Set Theory, Large cardinal property and Mathematical logic.

What nationality is Sy Friedman?

Sy Friedman is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sy Friedman

· Wikidata: Q700374

· DBpedia: Sy Friedman

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