Kurt Gödel

Summary

Kurt Gödel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Brno^[2]. He was born on April 28, 1906^[3]. He died in Princeton^[4]. He died on January 14, 1978^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], philosopher^[7], university teacher^[8], computer scientist^[9], and physicist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,956 views/month, #5,797 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Kurt Gödel was born in Brno^[2].
• Kurt Gödel passed away in Princeton^[4].
• Kurt Gödel was born on April 28, 1906^[3].
• Kurt Gödel died on January 14, 1978^[5].
• Burial took place at Princeton Cemetery^[12].
• Kurt Gödel was married to Adele Gödel^[13].
• Kurt Gödel held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Kurt Gödel held citizenship in Austria^[15].
• Kurt Gödel held citizenship in Cisleithania^[16].
• Kurt Gödel held citizenship in Czechoslovakia^[17].
• German was Kurt Gödel's native language^[18].
• Kurt Gödel's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Kurt Gödel's professions included philosopher^[7].
• Kurt Gödel's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Kurt Gödel's professions included computer scientist^[9].
• Kurt Gödel worked as a physicist^[10].
• Kurt Gödel's field of work was set theory^[19].
• Kurt Gödel's field of work was mathematical logic^[20].
• Kurt Gödel's field of work was analytic philosophy^[21].
• Kurt Gödel's field of work was mathematics^[22].
• Kurt Gödel's field of work was physics^[23].
• Kurt Gödel's field of work was theory of relativity^[24].
• Kurt Gödel was employed by Princeton University^[25].
• Among Kurt Gödel's employers was University of Vienna^[26].
• Among Kurt Gödel's employers was University of Notre Dame^[27].

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Origins and Family

Kurt Gödel's place of birth was Brno^[2]. He was born on April 28, 1906^[3]. German was his native language^[18].

Education

Kurt Gödel was educated at University of Vienna^[28]. His doctoral advisor was Hans Hahn^[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], philosopher^[7], university teacher^[8], computer scientist^[9], and physicist^[10]. Fields of work include set theory^[19], a branch of mathematics^[30]; mathematical logic^[20], a branch of mathematics^[31]; analytic philosophy^[21], a philosophical movement^[32]; mathematics^[22], an academic discipline^[33]; physics^[23], a branch of science^[34]; and theory of relativity^[24], a scientific theory^[35]. Employers include Princeton University^[25], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1746^[38], headquartered in Princeton^[39]; University of Vienna^[26], a university^[40], in Austria^[41], founded in 1365^[42], headquartered in Vienna^[43]; University of Notre Dame^[27], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1842^[46]; and Institute for Advanced Study^[47], a research institute^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1930^[50], headquartered in Princeton^[51].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Gödel's incompleteness theorems^[52], Gödel's completeness theorem^[53], Gödel numbering^[54], Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory^[55], Gödel metric^[56], and constructible universe^[57]. Things named for Kurt Gödel include Gödel's incompleteness theorems^[58], a theorem^[59]; Gödel, Escher, Bach^[60], a written work^[61], written by Douglas Hofstadter^[62]; Gödel's ontological proof^[63]; Gödel's Loophole^[64]; Gödel's completeness theorem^[65]; Gödel metric^[66]; Gödel Prize^[67]; and Gödel machine^[68].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Science^[69], a science award^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1963^[72]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[73]; honorary doctorate from Princeton University^[74]; honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[75]; Albert Einstein Award^[76]; and Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[77].

Personal Life

Among Kurt Gödel's spouses was Adele Gödel^[13]. His religion is recorded as Christianity^[78].

Death and Burial

Kurt Gödel died on January 14, 1978^[5]. He passed away in Princeton^[4]. The cause of death was starvation^[79]. Burial took place at Princeton Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Kurt Gödel ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,956 views/month, #5,797 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

He is credited with the discovery of Gödel's ontological proof^[82], an ontological argument^[83]; Gödel's Loophole^[84], a theory^[85], founded in 1947^[86]; and Gödel metric^[87], a dust solution^[88], founded in 1949^[89]. Entities named for him include Gödel's incompleteness theorems^[58], a theorem^[59]; Gödel, Escher, Bach^[60], a written work^[61], written by Douglas Hofstadter^[62]; Gödel's ontological proof^[63]; Gödel's Loophole^[64]; Gödel's completeness theorem^[65]; and Gödel metric^[66].

FAQs

Where was Kurt Gödel born?

Kurt Gödel's place of birth was Brno^[2].

Where did Kurt Gödel die?

Kurt Gödel died in Princeton^[4].

Who was Kurt Gödel married to?

Kurt Gödel's spouses include Adele Gödel^[13].

What did Kurt Gödel do for work?

Kurt Gödel worked as mathematician^[6], philosopher^[7], university teacher^[8], computer scientist^[9], and physicist^[10].

Where did Kurt Gödel go to school?

Kurt Gödel was educated at University of Vienna^[28].

What awards did Kurt Gödel receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Science^[69], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[73], honorary doctorate from Princeton University^[74], and honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[75].

What did Kurt Gödel discover?

Kurt Gödel is credited as discoverer of Gödel's ontological proof^[82], Gödel's Loophole^[84], and Gödel metric^[87].