Joseph R. Shoenfield
| Joseph Robert Shoenfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | November 15, 2000 (aged 73) Durham, North Carolina, US |
| Residence | United States |
| Fields | Mathematical logic |
| Institutions | Duke University |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Models of Formal Systems (1953) |
| Doctoral advisor | Raymond Louis Wilder |
| Known for | Shoenfield absoluteness theorem |
| Notable awards | Gödel Lecturer (1992) |
Joseph Robert Shoenfield (1927, Detroit – November 15, 2000, Durham, North Carolina) was an American mathematical logician.
Shoenfield obtained his PhD in 1953 with Raymond Louis Wilder at the University of Michigan (Models of formal systems).
From 1952, he lectured at Duke University, where he remained until becoming Emeritus in 1992. From 1970 to 1973 he was President of the Mathematics Faculty. In 1956/57 he was at the Institute for Advanced Study. Shoenfield worked on recursion theory, model theory and axiomatic set theory. His textbook on mathematical logic has become a classic.
From 1972 to 1976 he was president of the Association for Symbolic Logic. He delivered the Gödel Lecture at the 1992 meeting of the ASL.
Already in his student days, he was a passionate and strong contract bridge player.
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