MS
Science & Medicine
Moses Schonfinkel
Who
Moses Schonfinkel · Science & Medicine
What
Founder of combinatory logic
When
1889, Ekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipro, Ukraine) — 1942, Moscow, Soviet Union
Where
Russian Empire · Germany
Biography
Moses Schonfinkel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Founder of combinatory logic
How & why
Schönfinkel founded combinatory logic, introducing the combinators that allow all functions to be built without bound variables — an idea central to modern functional programming. He was born to a Jewish family in Ekaterinoslav.
Sources & external links
Verify and go deeper with these external references.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
Contributions & Sources
Founder of combinatory logic
1889
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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