Mathematician:Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer

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Mathematician

Dutch mathematician working in topology, set theory, measure theory and complex analysis.

Beginning in $1912$, founded the mathematical philosophy of intuitionism.


Nationality

Dutch


History

  • Born: 27 Feb 1881, Overschie (now a suburb of Rotterdam), Netherlands
  • Died: 2 Dec 1966 in Blaricum, Netherlands


Theorems and Definitions

Results named for Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer can be found here.


Publications

  • 1923: On the significance of the principle of excluded middle in mathematics, especially in function theory
  • 1927: On the domains of definition of functions
  • 1927: Intuitionistic reflections on formalism


Also known as

Known to his friends as Bertus.


Sources