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Leonard Nelson

German mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927)
Person human Q65181

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
July 11, 1882
Date of death
October 29, 1927
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Göttingen
Country of citizenship
Germany[12]
Occupation
mathematician, philosopher, socialist, university teacher
Employer
University of Göttingen[15]
Field of work
philosophy, psychology[13][14]
Educated at
University of Göttingen, Französisches Gymnasium Berlin[16][17]
Member of political party
Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund[20]
Father
Heinrich Nelson[10]
Spouse
Elisabeth Hensel[11]
Doctoral advisor
Julius Baumann[18]
Cause of death
pneumonia[22]
Work location
Göttingen[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, French[28][29]
Archives at
German Federal Archives[21]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[27]
Different from
Lennart Nilsson[31]
Family name
Nelson[23]
Given name
Leonard[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
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Manner of death
natural causes[26]
Name in native language
Leonard Nelson[30]
P14536
385094
Place of burial
Jüdischer Friedhof Melsungen[9]
Writing language
German[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leonard Nelson ar ليونارد نيلسون fa لئونارد نلسون he לאונרד נלסון ja レオナルト・ネルソン ja レオナルド・ネルソン ru Леонард Нельсон ru Нельсон Л. ru Нельсон Леонард ru Нельсон, Леонард sv Nelson zh 伦纳德·尼尔森
🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
0000000108983679
VIAF cluster ID
49229515
Library of Congress authority ID
n84801385
GND ID
118586947
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Leonard Nelson (1882-1927) digitalised.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
70131
BIBSYS ID
90391449
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11917531d
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
nelson-leonard
CANTIC ID
981058528315006706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02033580
CONOR.BG ID
52036965
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CONOR.SI ID
142912355
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11711496
CiNii Research ID
1140282266817107328
DDB person (GND) ID
118586947
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118586947
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
156309
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Leonard-Nelson
FAST ID
127505
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/01xrgf
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5108583
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
leonard-nelson
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0045753
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2258247
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
43328
IdRef ID
02742054X
InPhO ID
thinker/3629
IxTheo authority ID
13435088X
KBR person ID
14297342
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118586947
Kallías ID
PE00046407
Lex ID
Leonard_Nelson
Libraries Australia ID
35379750
Libris-URI
p3kz9j0zm6vbpgqc
MR Author ID
691042
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
51875
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03098147
NE.se ID
leonard-nelson
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0004292
NLA Trove people ID
931996
NLP ID
a0000001722795
NSK (VIAF) ID
000383539
NSK ID
981005796584409366
NUKAT ID
n95002205
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000098833
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007265802805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000174018
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CZec;=B1
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810533538505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1381095
National Virtual Library of India ID
172214, 787376
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070835772
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043170502
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3946548
Open Library ID
OL144724A
PM20 folder ID
pe/022520
PUG authority ID
114782
Parsifal cluster ID
60347
Perlentaucher ID
leonard-nelson
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
56861
RERO ID (legacy)
A003634681
SBN author ID
LIAV079443
SHARE Catalogue author ID
446602
SNAC ARK ID
w62h2s71
Treccani ID
leonard-nelson
Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
leonard-nelson
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
nelson
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058528315006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1123695
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjtc9R6W68P6xCqD8CxXd
Yale LUX ID
person/da2b6529-16db-476b-8831-85d9f129436f
ZbMATH author ID
nelson.leonard

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
University of Göttingen, Französisches Gymnasium Berlin
Field of work 2
philosophy, psychology
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, French
Occupation 2
mathematician, philosopher
Archives at 1
German Federal Archives
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Different from 1
Lennart Nilsson
Employees / affiliates 1
Grete Hermann
Employer 1
University of Göttingen
Family name 1
Nelson
Given name 1
Leonard
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Grelling–Nelson paradox
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Göttingen
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Leonard Nelson was born on July 11, 1882[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on October 29, 1927[3], in Göttingen[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], philosopher[6], socialist[7], and university teacher[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Leonard Nelson include Grelling–Nelson paradox[34], a paradox[35].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Leonard Nelson include Grelling–Nelson paradox[34], a paradox[35].

FAQs

Where was Leonard Nelson born?

Leonard Nelson's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Leonard Nelson die?

Leonard Nelson passed away in Göttingen[4].

Who were Leonard Nelson's parents?

Leonard Nelson's father was Heinrich Nelson[10].

Who was Leonard Nelson married to?

Leonard Nelson's spouses include Elisabeth Hensel[11].

What did Leonard Nelson do for work?

Leonard Nelson worked as a mathematician[5], philosopher[6], socialist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Leonard Nelson go to school?

Leonard Nelson was educated at University of Göttingen[16] and Französisches Gymnasium Berlin[17].

Related Entities

Germany philosophy psychology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . alemannia-judaica.de. alemannia-judaica.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Occupation → mathematician, philosopher, socialist +1
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