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Leonard Nelson

German mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 45

Leonard Nelson, sometimes spelt Leonhard, was a German mathematician, critical philosopher, and socialist. He was part of the neo-Friesian school of neo-Kantianism and a friend of the mathematician David Hilbert.

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He devised the Grelling-Nelson paradox in 1908 and the related idea of autological words with Kurt Grelling.

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Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1882 to 1927 · aged 45