Gottlob Frege
Philosopher
Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (/ˈfreɪɡə/; German: [ˈɡɔtloːp ˈfreːɡə]; 8 November 1848 – 26 July 1925) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern logic and made major contributions to the foundations of mathematics. He is generally considered to be the father of analytic philosophy, for his writings on the philosophy of language and mathematics. While he was mainly ignored by the intellectual world when he published his writings, Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932) and Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) introduced his work to later generations of logicians and philosophers. The Frege programming language is named after him.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Frege Gottlob |
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| Birth date | November 08, 1848 |
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| Birth place | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Wismar , German Confederation |
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| Date of death | July 26, 1925 |
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| Place of death | Weimar Republic , Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Bad Kleinen |
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| Main interest | Philosophy of mathematics |
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