Frank P. Ramsey worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Frank P. Ramsey as British mathematician, philosopher, and economist (1903–1930).
Frank P. Ramsey was born at Cambridge in 1903. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He studied at Winchester College and Trinity College.
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 King's College.
The recorded fields of work are combinatorics, mathematics and philosophy of mathematics.
Among his principal contributions are Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model, Ramsey's theorem and Ramsey sentence. A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from United Kingdom matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Frank P. Ramsey died in 1930, aged 27. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Notable work: Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model
- Notable work: Ramsey's theorem
- Notable work: Ramsey sentence
- Notable work: Ramsey–Lewis method
- Held posts at King's College
- Fields: combinatorics, mathematics and philosophy of mathematics
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