Gerhard Gentzen

Gerhard Karl Erich Gentzen was a German mathematician and logician. He made major contributions to the foundations of mathematics, proof theory, especially on natural deduction and sequent calculus. He died of starvation in a Czech prison camp in Prague in 1945.

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Who was born first?

• Gerhard Gentzen and Robert Serber were born the same year
• Gerhard Gentzen and Rita Levi-Montalcini were born the same year
• Gerhard Gentzen and Stanisław Ulam were born the same year
• Gerhard Gentzen and Edward Lawrie Tatum were born the same year
• Gerhard Gentzen and Marguerite Perey were born the same year

Timeline

1. Edward Lawrie TatumDecember 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975
2. Gerhard Gentzen (this page)November 24, 1909 – August 4, 1945
3. Marguerite PereyOctober 19, 1909 – May 13, 1975
4. Rita Levi-MontalciniApril 22, 1909 – December 30, 2012
5. Robert SerberMarch 14, 1909 – June 1, 1997
6. Stanisław UlamApril 13, 1909 – May 13, 1984

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• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716