Bob Meyer (Logician)
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Robert Kenneth "Bob" Meyer (27 May 1932 - 6 May 2009) was a logician and Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University
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First trained to be a minister at the Union Congregational Church by the Princeton Theological Seminary
in 1956, he completed his graduate studies in philosophy
and logic
at the University of Pittsburgh
. He moved to Australia
and joined the Australian National University
in 1974. He worked in relevant logic, particularly on its semantics.
He was the Maximum Leader for the Logicians Liberation League, and drafted its manifesto.
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
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First trained to be a minister at the Union Congregational Church by the Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...
in 1956, he completed his graduate studies in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
. He moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and joined the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in 1974. He worked in relevant logic, particularly on its semantics.
He was the Maximum Leader for the Logicians Liberation League, and drafted its manifesto.