Max August Zorn
German mathematician (1906-1993) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 86
Max August Zorn was a German mathematician. He was an algebraist, group theorist, and numerical analyst. He is best known for Zorn's lemma, a method used in set theory that is applicable to a wide range of mathematical constructs such as vector spaces, and ordered sets amongst others.
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Zorn's lemma was first postulated by Kazimierz Kuratowski in 1922, and then independently by Zorn in 1935.
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Germany
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1993 · aged 86
