Carl B. Allendoerfer worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Carl B. Allendoerfer as American mathematician in the mid-twentieth century.
Carl B. Allendoerfer was born at Kansas City in 1911. His recorded nationality is United States. He studied at New College and Princeton University.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the foundations of mathematics were under open attack, and set theory and logic became urgent questions.
His academic posts were held at University of Washington.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from United States matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Carl B. Allendoerfer died in 1974, aged 63. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Washington
