Raymond Smullyan

American mathematician

Raymond Merrill Smullyan (/ˈsmʌli.ən/; May 25, 1919 – February 6, 2017)[1] was an American mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and magician.

Raymond Smullyan
Raymond Smullyan in Paraty, Brazil, in 2008
Born
Raymond Merrill Smullyan

(1919-05-25)May 25, 1919
DiedFebruary 6, 2017(2017-02-06) (aged 97)
Hudson, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsLogic
InstitutionsIndiana University
ThesisTheory of Formal Systems (1959)
Doctoral advisorAlonzo Church

Smullyan was born in Far Rockaway, New York. His first career was stage magic. He then earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He was one of many logicians to have studied under Alonzo Church.[1]

Smullyan died on February 6, 2017 in Hudson, New York at the age of 97.[2]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 J J O'Connor and E F Robertson (April 2002). "Smullyan biography". School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. Osborne, Hannah (2017-02-10). "Mathematician and puzzle-maker Raymond Smullyan dead at 97". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-02-10.