Mathematician:Abraham Robinson

Mathematician

German-American mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 6 October 1918 in Waldenburg, Germany (now Wałbrzych, Poland)
• Died: 11 April 1974 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Publications

• 1963: Introduction to model theory and to the metamathematics of algebra
• 1966: Non-standard analysis

Also known as

Surname at birth: Robinsohn.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Abraham Robinson": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Robinson, Abraham (1918-74)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Robinson, Abraham (1918-74)