Person: Goodstein, Reuben Louis
Louis Goodstein was an English mathematician who worked on mathematical logic, in particular ordinal numbers, recursive arithmetic, analysis, and the philosophy of mathematics.
Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):
- Educated at St Paul's School London, Louis won scholarships and a prize for an essay on divergent series.
- Goodstein then did research at Cambridge on transfinite numbers under Littlewood's supervision.
- While undertaking this strenuous teaching load Goodstein carried out research which he submitted for a doctorate to the University of London in 1946.
- At Leicester Goodstein played a full role.
- Goodstein worked on mathematical logic, in particular ordinal numbers, recursive arithmetic, analysis, and the philosophy of mathematics.
Born 15 December 1912, London, England. Died 8 March 1985, Leicester, England.
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