Paul Bernays

Paul Bernays
Born	(1888-10-17)17 October 1888 London, United Kingdom
Died	18 September 1977(1977-09-18) (aged 88) Zürich, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Known for	Mathematical logic Axiomatic set theory Philosophy of mathematics
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Thesis	Über die Darstellung von positiven, ganzen Zahlen durch die primitiven, binären quadratischen Formen einer nicht-quadratischen Diskriminante  (1912)
Doctoral advisor	Edmund Landau
Doctoral students	Corrado Böhm Julius Richard Büchi Haskell Curry Erwin Engeler Gerhard Gentzen Saunders Mac Lane

Paul Isaac Bernays (17 October 1888 – 18 September 1977) was a Swiss mathematician who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosophy of mathematics. He was an assistant and close collaborator of David Hilbert.