Newton da Costa

Brazilian philosopher and mathematician · Brazil · On the map · Academics · Lived 1929 to 2024 · aged 94

Newton Carneiro Affonso da Costa was a Brazilian mathematician, logician, and philosopher, best known for establishing and pioneering the field of paraconsistent logic.

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A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026

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Born in Curitiba, he studied engineering and mathematics at the Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba and the title of his 1961 Ph.D. dissertation was Topological spaces and continuous functions.

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Brazil