Felix Bernstein
Felix Bernstein · Science & Medicine
Set theory; the Cantor-Bernstein theorem
1878, Halle, Germany — 1956, Zurich, Switzerland
Germany · United States
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Felix Bernstein was a German Jewish mathematician who as a student proved the Schröder–Bernstein (Cantor–Bernstein) theorem, a cornerstone of set theory, and later did pioneering work in mathematical genetics and statistics. Forced from Germany by the Nazis, he continued his career in the United States.
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Set theory; the Cantor-Bernstein theorem
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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