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Richard Dedekind — Age & Birthday

Born: 6 October 1831 · Died: 12 February 1916 · Age at death: 84

How old was Richard Dedekind when he died?

Richard Dedekind died aged 84. He was born on 6 October 1831 and died on 12 February 1916.

German mathematician who redefined the foundations of arithmetic

Did you know?He was a close colleague of Georg Cantor and is credited with developing the "Dedekind cut" to define real numbers.

Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (German:; 6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic.

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