Felix Hausdorff Mathematician, Philosopher, Man of Letters
Felix Hausdorff is a singular phenomenon in the history of science. As a mathematician, he played a major role in shaping the development of modern mathematics in the 20th century. He founded general topology as an independent mathematical discipline, while enriching set theory with a number of fund...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Birkhäuser
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | Vita Mathematica
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Notice for the Reader
- I. Family Background and Early Intellectual Interests
- Hausdorff’s Childhood and Youth
- Hausdorff’s Student Years and Short-lived Astronomical Career
- Hausdorff’s Early Mathematical Works
- II. A Double Life: the Mathematician Felix Hausdorff and the Philosopher/Man of Letters Paul Mongré
- Paul Mongré as a Philosopher
- Paul Mongré: Author, Essayist and Critic
- Mathematics takes First Priority
- III. Hausdorff’s Crowning Mathematical Works
- Hausdorff at the Pinnacle of his Career
- Full Professor in Bonn, 1921–1933
- Hausdorff’s Life during the Nazi Dictatorship
- Bibliography
- Name Index