Abraham Fraenkel
Israeli mathematician
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Abraham Fraenkel was a German-born Israeli mathematician. He was an early Zionist and the first Dean of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is known for his contributions to axiomatic set theory, especially his additions to Ernst... Wikipedia
Born: February 17, 1891, Munich, Germany
Died: October 15, 1965 (age 74 years), Jerusalem
Education: Philipps-University Marburg (1913–1914), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1909–1910), and Staatl. Luitpold-Gymnasium München, Ausbildungsrichtung: NTG; SG
Known for: Zermelo–Fraenkel axioms
Award: Israel Prize (1956)
Partner: Wilhelmine Adelaide Fraenkel
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