Mathematician:Moritz Benedikt Cantor
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Mathematician
German historian of mathematics.
Nationality
German
History
- Born: 23 August 1829 in Mannheim, Baden (now Germany)
- 1848: Entered Heidelberg University
- 1849 -- 1851: at University of Göttingen
- 1852: Attended courses in Berlin
- 1853 Appointed as a docent at the University of Heidelberg
- Died: 9 April 1920 in Heidelberg, Germany
Publications
- 1851: Über ein weniger gebräuchliches Koordinatensystem ("On a less common coordinate system")
- 1853: Grundzüge einer Elementararithmetik ("Essence of elementary arithmetic")
- 1856: Über die Einführung unserer gegenwärtigen Ziffern in Europa ("On the introduction of our current numbers in Europe")
- 1863: Mathematische Beiträge zum Kulturleben der Völker ("Mathematical contributions to the cultural life of the people")
- 1867: Euclid und sein Jahrhundert ("Euclid and his century")
- 1875 Die römischen Agrimensoren und ihre Stellung in der Geschichte der Feldmesskunst ("The Roman land surveyors and their place in the history of field measurement")
- Vorlesungen über Geschichte der Mathematik ("Lectures on the history of mathematics")
- 1880: Volume 1: From the earliest times until 1200
- 1892: Volume 2: From 1200 to 1668
- 1894-1896: Volume 3: From 1668 to 1758
- 1908: Volume 4: From 1759 to 1799 (with nine collaborators, Cantor as editor)
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Moritz Benedikt Cantor": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 1921: Sir Thomas Heath: A History of Greek Mathematics: Volume $\text { I }$ ... (previous) ... (next): Preface