Paul Bernays

Summary

Paul Bernays is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on +1888-10-17T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Zurich^[4]. He died on +1977-09-18T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and philosopher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Paul Bernays's place of birth was London^[2].
• Paul Bernays passed away in Zurich^[4].
• Paul Bernays was born on +1888-10-17T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Paul Bernays died on +1977-09-18T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at cremation^[9].
• Paul Bernays held citizenship in Switzerland^[10].
• Paul Bernays's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Paul Bernays worked as a philosopher^[7].
• Paul Bernays's field of work was mathematical logic^[11].
• Paul Bernays's field of work was set theory^[12].
• Paul Bernays was employed by University of Zurich^[13].
• Paul Bernays was employed by University of Göttingen^[14].
• Among Paul Bernays's employers was ETH Zurich^[15].
• Paul Bernays's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[16].
• Paul Bernays was educated at University of Göttingen^[17].
• Paul Bernays was educated at Köllnisches Gymnasium^[18].
• Paul Bernays's doctoral advisor was Edmund Landau^[19].
• A notable student of Paul Bernays was Haskell Curry^[20].
• A notable student of Paul Bernays was Oswald Wyler^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Bernays is Hilbert–Bernays paradox^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Bernays is Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Bernays is Bernays–Schönfinkel class^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Bernays is Hilbert–Bernays provability conditions^[25].
• Paul Bernays was a member of The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium^[26].
• Paul Bernays was a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters^[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Bernays's place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on +1888-10-17T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[16], a comprehensive university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1809^[30], headquartered in Berlin^[31]; University of Göttingen^[17], a campus university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1734^[34], headquartered in Göttingen^[35]; and Köllnisches Gymnasium^[18], a school^[36], in Germany^[37]. Paul Bernays's doctoral advisor was Edmund Landau^[19]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy^[38] and habilitation^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and philosopher^[7]. Fields of work include mathematical logic^[11], a branch of mathematics^[40] and set theory^[12], a branch of mathematics^[41]. Employers include University of Zurich^[13], a university^[42], in Switzerland^[43], founded in 1833^[44], headquartered in Zurich^[45]; University of Göttingen^[14], a campus university^[46], in Germany^[47], founded in 1734^[48], headquartered in Göttingen^[49]; and ETH Zurich^[15], an institute of technology^[50], in Switzerland^[51], founded in 1855^[52], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[53]. Notable students include Haskell Curry^[20] and Oswald Wyler^[21]. Doctoral students include Martin Altwegg^[54], a microbiologist^[55], of Switzerland^[56]; Corrado Böhm^[57], a mathematician^[58], 1923–2017^[59], of Kingdom of Italy^[60], awarded the EATCS award^[61], specialised in computer science^[62]; Julius Richard Büchi^[63], a mathematician^[64], 1924–1984^[65], of Switzerland^[66], specialised in mathematics^[67]; Erwin Engeler^[68], a mathematician^[69], b. 1930^[70], of Switzerland^[71], awarded the ACM Fellow^[72]; Gerhard Gentzen^[73], a mathematician^[74], 1909–1945^[75], of Kingdom of Prussia^[76], specialised in mathematics^[77]; and Saunders Mac Lane^[78], a mathematician^[79], 1909–2005^[80], of United States^[81], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[82], specialised in algebra^[83].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hilbert–Bernays paradox^[22], Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory^[23], Bernays–Schönfinkel class^[24], and Hilbert–Bernays provability conditions^[25]. Things named for Paul Bernays include Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory^[84].

Death and Burial

Paul Bernays died on +1977-09-18T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Zurich^[4]. He is buried at cremation^[9].

Why It Matters

Paul Bernays ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[85] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[86]

Entities named for him include Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory^[84].

His notable doctoral advisees include Saunders Mac Lane^[87], a mathematician^[88], 1909–2005^[89], of United States^[90], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[91], specialised in algebra^[92]; Gerhard Gentzen^[93], a mathematician^[94], 1909–1945^[95], of Kingdom of Prussia^[96], specialised in mathematics^[97]; Corrado Böhm^[98], a mathematician^[99], 1923–2017^[100], of Kingdom of Italy^[101], awarded the EATCS award^[102], specialised in computer science^[103]; Erwin Engeler^[104], a mathematician^[105], b. 1930^[106], of Switzerland^[107], awarded the ACM Fellow^[108]; and Julius Richard Büchi^[109], a mathematician^[110], 1924–1984^[111], of Switzerland^[112], specialised in mathematics^[113].

FAQs

Where was Paul Bernays born?

Paul Bernays was born in London^[2].

Where did Paul Bernays die?

Paul Bernays passed away in Zurich^[4].

What did Paul Bernays do for work?

Paul Bernays worked as mathematician^[6] and philosopher^[7].

Where did Paul Bernays go to school?

Paul Bernays was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[16], University of Göttingen^[17], and Köllnisches Gymnasium^[18].