Dutch logician and philosopher of mathematics who wrote the definitive biography of Brouwer and co-authored the reference work on constructive mathematics.
L.E.J. Brouwer — Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher: the definitive biography and philosophical study of Brouwer. Constructivism in Mathematics (with Troelstra): the comprehensive reference work. Logic and Structure: a widely used logic textbook.
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