Raymond Smullyan
Raymond Smullyan | |
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 Raymond Smullyan in Paraty, Brazil, in 2008 | |
| Born | Raymond Merrill Smullyan May 25, 1919 |
| Died | February 6, 2017 (aged 97) Hudson, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Logic |
| Institutions | Indiana University |
| Thesis | Theory of Formal Systems (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alonzo Church |
Raymond Merrill Smullyan (/ˈsmʌli.ən/; May 25, 1919 – February 6, 2017) was an American mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and magician.
Smullyan was born in Far Rockaway, New York. His first career was stage magic. He then earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He was one of many logicians to have studied under Alonzo Church.
Smullyan died on February 6, 2017 in Hudson, New York at the age of 97.
References
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- 1 2 J J O'Connor and E F Robertson (April 2002). "Smullyan biography". School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ Osborne, Hannah (2017-02-10). "Mathematician and puzzle-maker Raymond Smullyan dead at 97". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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