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Georg Cantor

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GEORG CANTOR BORN: MARCH 3, 1845 ST PETERSBURG RUSSIA

DIED: JANUARY 6, 1918 HALLE GERMANY

EDUCATION AND FAMILY

  • Father: Georg Cantor
  • Mother: Maria Bohm
  • Siblings: Ludwig Cantor
  • Attended Humboldt University of Berlin Realshule

FAMOUS FOR

  • Georg Cantor is know for discovering and building a Heirechy Sets according to their Cardinal Number.
  • Also Georg invented the Cantor set, which many other Mathematicians rejected.

NEGATIVE

NO ONE REALLY AGREED TO CANTORS IDEAS AND OFTEN REJECTED THEM.

IMPORTANT EVENTS

  • World War 1 Starts in 1914
  • Ford Motor Company formed in 1903
  • Great Chicago Fire in 1879

INTERESTING FACTS

  • In 1904, Georg won the Sylvester award, which is the highest award in Mathematicians.
  • In honor of Georg Cantor the Deutsch Mathematics created the Cantor Medal