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Georg Cantor

Born on March 3, 1845

181

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The 182nd anniversary falls on March 3, 2027, in 130 days.

Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor ( KAN-tor; German:; 3 March 1845 – 6 January 1918) was a mathematician who played a pivotal role in the creation of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.

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