Georg Cantor

Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor (German: [ɡeˈɔʁk ˈfɛʁdinant ˈluːtvɪç ˈfiːlɪp ˈkantɔʁ]; 1845–1918) was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory.

External links

• O’Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., “Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Cantor.html .