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Anne Troelstra

Disciplines:
logic
philosophy of mathematics
mathematics

Summary

Dutch logician who was the leading expert on intuitionistic logic and constructive mathematics — writing the definitive metamathematical studies of intuitionistic systems.

Core Contribution

Principles of Intuitionism: systematic metamathematical study of Brouwer's intuitionism. Constructivism in Mathematics (with van Dalen): the definitive two-volume reference work for constructive mathematics. Basic Proof Theory (with Schwichtenberg): formal proof theory.

Notable Works & Achievements

Principles of Intuitionism

Constructivism in Mathematics

Basic Proof Theory

Historical Influences

L.E.J. Brouwer Arend Heyting

Intellectual Lineage

Dutch Intuitionism

Contemporaries & Peers

Dirk van Dalen Helmut Schwichtenberg

Minds Influenced

Constructive Mathematics Research

Intellectual Posterity

Constructive Mathematics Intuitionistic Logic

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