Pavel Florensky worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Pavel Florensky as Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and Neomartyr (1882–1937).
Pavel Florensky was born at Yevlakh in 1882. His recorded nationality is Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. He studied at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial 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 Slavic Greek Latin Academy.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
His principal contribution is The Pillar and Ground of the Truth: An Essay in Orthodox Theodicy in Twelve Letters. A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Pavel Florensky died in 1937, aged 55. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Notable work: The Pillar and Ground of the Truth: An Essay in Orthodox Theodicy in Twelve Letters
- Held posts at Slavic Greek Latin Academy
- Fields: philosophy
