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Cesare Burali-Forti Born 13 August 1861
ArezzoDied 21 January 1931
TurinFields Mathematics Known for Burali-Forti paradox Cesare Burali-Forti (13 August 1861 – 21 January 1931) was an Italian mathematician.
Cesare Burali-Forti.He 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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Books by C. Burali-Forti
- Analyse vectorielle générale: Applications à la mécanique et à la physique. with R. Marcolongo (Mattéi & co., Pavia, 1913)
- Corso di geometria analitico-proiettiva per gli allievi della R. Accademia Militare (G. B. Petrini di G. Gallizio, Torino, 1912)
- Geometria descrittiva (S. Lattes & c., Torino, 1921)
- Introduction à la géométrie différentielle, suivant la méthode de H. Grassmann (Gauthier-Villars,1897)
- Lezioni Di Geometria Metrico-Proiettiva (Fratelli Bocca, Torino, 1904)
- Meccanica razionale with Tommaso Boggio (S. Lattes & c.,Torino, 1921)
Bibliography
Primary literature in English translation:
- Jean van Heijenoort, 1967. A Source Book in Mathematical Logic, 1879-1931. Harvard Univ. Press.
- 1897. "A question on transfinite numbers," 104-11.
- 1897. "On well-ordered classes," 111-12.
Secondary literature:
- Ivor Grattan-Guinness, 2000. The Search for Mathematical Roots 1870-1940. Princeton Uni. Press.
Notes and references
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Cesare Burali-Forti", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Burali-Forti.html.
Categories:- 1861 births
- 1931 deaths
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