Thoralf Skolem
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Thoralf Skolem was a Norwegian mathematician and logician known for his foundational work in model theory and set theory, including Skolem's paradox and the Löwenheim–Skolem theorem.
All labels observed (2)
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| Thoralf Skolem canonical | 11 |
| Skolem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoralf Skolem Context triple: [Atle Selberg, doctoralAdvisor, Thoralf Skolem]
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Jacques Herbrand
Jacques Herbrand was a French mathematician and logician known for his foundational contributions to proof theory and mathematical logic, particularly Herbrand's theorem.
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Abraham Fraenkel
Abraham Fraenkel was a German-Israeli mathematician best known for his foundational work in set theory, particularly his contributions to the axiomatic system now called Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory.
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Paul Bernays
Paul Bernays was a Swiss mathematician and logician known for his foundational work in axiomatic set theory and his collaboration with David Hilbert on the foundations of mathematics.
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Leon Henkin
Leon Henkin was an American logician known for his influential work on completeness in first-order logic and for his contributions to the foundations of mathematics and mathematics education.
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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden was a Dutch mathematician best known for his foundational work in abstract algebra and contributions to algebraic geometry and number theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoralf Skolem Target entity description: Thoralf Skolem was a Norwegian mathematician and logician known for his foundational work in model theory and set theory, including Skolem's paradox and the Löwenheim–Skolem theorem.
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A.
Jacques Herbrand
Jacques Herbrand was a French mathematician and logician known for his foundational contributions to proof theory and mathematical logic, particularly Herbrand's theorem.
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B.
Abraham Fraenkel
Abraham Fraenkel was a German-Israeli mathematician best known for his foundational work in set theory, particularly his contributions to the axiomatic system now called Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory.
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C.
Paul Bernays
Paul Bernays was a Swiss mathematician and logician known for his foundational work in axiomatic set theory and his collaboration with David Hilbert on the foundations of mathematics.
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D.
Leon Henkin
Leon Henkin was an American logician known for his influential work on completeness in first-order logic and for his contributions to the foundations of mathematics and mathematics education.
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E.
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden was a Dutch mathematician best known for his foundational work in abstract algebra and contributions to algebraic geometry and number theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian person
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human ⓘ logician ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oslo ⓘ |
| employer |
Norwegian Institute of Technology
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University of Oslo ⓘ |
| familyName |
Skolem
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linked to:
Thoralf Skolem
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| fieldOfWork |
foundations of mathematics
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mathematical logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ model theory ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thoralf ⓘ |
| influenced |
model theory
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philosophy of mathematics ⓘ proof theory ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Leopold Löwenheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Löwenheim–Skolem theorem
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Skolem normal form ⓘ
linked to:
Skolemization
Skolem's paradox ⓘ Skolemization ⓘ foundational work in model theory ⓘ foundational work in set theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Skolem paradox about countable models of set theory
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downward Löwenheim–Skolem theorem ⓘ use of Skolem functions to eliminate existential quantifiers ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Øystein Ore ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Löwenheim–Skolem theorem
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Skolem arithmetic ⓘ Skolem function ⓘ
linked to:
Skolemization
Skolem hull ⓘ Skolem normal form ⓘ
linked to:
Skolemization
Skolem's paradox ⓘ Skolemization ⓘ contributions to model-theoretic semantics ⓘ contributions to proof theory ⓘ non-standard models of arithmetic ⓘ relativized quantifiers in set theory ⓘ work on Peano arithmetic ⓘ work on recursive arithmetic ⓘ |
| occupation |
logician
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mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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linked to: Thoralf Skolem
subject linked to:
Löwenheim–Skolem theorem (via additional arguments)
From Frege to Gödel: A Source Book in Mathematical Logic, 1879–1931
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