Mathematician:Abraham Halevi Fraenkel

Mathematician
German-born Israeli Hungarian mathematician best known for his work on axiomatic set theory.

He improved 's axiomatic system, and out of that work came the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms.

He also wrote on topics in the history of mathematics.

Nationality
Israeli; born in Germany

History

 * Born: February 17, 1891 Munich, Germany
 * Died: October 15, 1965 Jerusalem, Israel

Theorems and Definitions

 * Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms:
 * Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory and ZFC (with )


 * Zermelo-Fraenkel-Skolem Set Theory (with and )


 * Fraenkel-Mostowski Permutation Method (with )

Publications

 * 1908: Bestimmung des Datums des jüdischen Osterfestes für die Zeitrechnung der Mohammedaner
 * 1909: Eine Formel zur Verwandlung jüdischer Daten in mohammedanische
 * 1910: Die Berechnung des Osterfestes
 * 1915: Über die Teiler der Null und die Zerlegung von Ringen
 * 1919: Einleitung in die Mengenlehre
 * 1922: The notion of 'definite' and the independence of the axiom of choice
 * 1938: Historical introduction to by
 * 1953:
 * 1958: Foundations of Set Theory (with )
 * 1960: Jewish mathematics and astronomy
 * 1966: Set Theory and Logic
 * 1967: Lebenskreise: Aus den Erinnerungen eines jüdischen Mathematikers
 * 1973: Foundations of Set Theory, 2nd Ed. (with, and )

Also known as
In Hebrew: אברהם הלוי (אדולף) פרנקל

Originally known as Adolf, changed his name to Abraham when he moved to Palestine.

Hence some of his works can be found under the name Abraham Adolf Fraenkel, or A.A. Fraenkel.