In the history of mathematics, Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus as German mathematician and logician.
Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus was born at Hemer in 1939. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at University of Münster.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at University of Freiburg.
The recorded fields of work are model theory, set theory and mathematics.
Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.
That the work was done from Germany matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Freiburg
- Fields: model theory, set theory and mathematics
