German Mathematical Society
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The German Mathematical Society is the main professional society of German mathematicians.
The society was founded on 18 September 1890.
Georg Cantor
was one of the founders and in his honor the society awards the Cantor medal
.
The society was founded on 18 September 1890.
Georg Cantor
Georg Cantor
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of one-to-one correspondence between the members of two sets, defined infinite and well-ordered sets,...
was one of the founders and in his honor the society awards the Cantor medal
Cantor medal
The Cantor medal of the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung is named in honor of Georg Cantor. It is awarded at most every second year during the yearly meetings of the society...
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