Cantor Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp

Can·tor

(kăn′tər), Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp 1845-1918.

Russian-born German mathematician who did groundbreaking work in set theory, especially concerning sets with infinite numbers of members.

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