Stephen hilbert mathematician biography
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Stephen hilbert mathematician biography
David Hilbert
German mathematician (1862–1943)
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David Hilbert (;[3]German:[ˈdaːvɪtˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics and one of the most influential mathematicians of his time.
Hilbert discovered and developed a broad range of fundamental ideas including invariant theory, the calculus of variations, commutative algebra, algebraic number theory, the foundations of geometry, spectral theory of operators and its application to integral equations, mathematical physics, and the foundations of mathematics (particularly proof theory).
He adopted and defended Georg Cantor's set theory and transfinite numbers. In 1900, he presented a collection of problems that set a course for mathematical research of the 20th century.[4][5]
Hilbert and his students contributed to establishing rigor and developed important