Cesare Burali-Forti | |
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Born | 13 August 1861 Arezzo |
Died | 21 January 1931 Turin |
Fields | Mathematics |
Known for | Burali-Forti paradox |
Cesare Burali-Forti (13 August 1861 – 21 January 1931) was an Italian mathematician.
Burali-Forti was born in Arezzo, and was an assistant of Giuseppe Peano in Turin from 1894 to 1896, during which time he discovered what came to be called the Burali-Forti paradox of Cantorian set theory. He died in Turin.
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