Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind was a German mathematician who lived from 1831 to 1916 and made foundational contributions to number theory, abstract algebra and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic. He is best known for the Dedekind cut, a rigorous construction of the real numbers from partitions of the rational numbers, and he also contributed to the early development of set theory and logicism. His work on ideals became fundamental to the later development of ring theory in abstract algebra.
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (; German: [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt]; 6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic.
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (; German: [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt]; 6 October 1831
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (; German: [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt]; 6 October 1831
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He was born in Braunschweig (often called "Brunswick" in English), which is where he lived most of his life and died.
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He was born in Braunschweig (often called "Brunswick" in English), which is where he lived most of his life and died.
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (; German: [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt]; 6 October 1831-12 February 1916) was a German mathematician
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (; German: [ˈdeːdəˌkɪnt]; 6 October 1831-12 February 1916) was a German mathematician
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was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory
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made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic
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His best known contribution is the definition of real numbers through the notion of Dedekind cut.
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Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (; ; 6 October 1831-12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic.
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the Académie des Sciences in Paris (1900)
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