Adolf Lindenbaum
Adolf Lindenbaum (born June 12, 1904 in Warsaw , Russian Empire ; died September 1941 in Paneriai ) was a Polish logician and mathematician of Jewish descent who was associated with the Lemberg-Warsaw School .
He studied mathematics with Wacław Sierpiński , his scientific focus was set theory and mathematical logic . His most famous works are Lindenbaum's Lemma and Lindenbaum-Tarski Algebra . He was a professor at Warsaw University . In September 1941 he was murdered by the Nazis in Paneriai (Ponary) near Vilnius .
Web links
- J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson: Brief biography of Sierpińskis (English), in which the murder of Lindenbaum is mentioned
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| SURNAME | Lindenbaum, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish logician and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1941 |
| Place of death | Paneriai |