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Ladislav Svante Rieger (1916–1963) was a Czechoslovak
mathematician who worked in the areas of
algebra,
mathematical logic, and
axiomatic set theory
Set theory is the branch of mathematical logic that studies Set (mathematics), sets, which can be informally described as collections of objects. Although objects of any kind can be collected into a set, set theory, as a branch of mathematics, ...
. He is considered to be the founder of mathematical logic in Czechoslovakia, having begun his work around 1957.
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1916 births
1963 deaths
Czechoslovak mathematicians
Algebraists
Set theorists
Charles University alumni
Academic staff of Charles University
Czechoslovak philosophers
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