List of logicians
A logician is a person whose topic of scholarly study is logic. Some famous logicians are listed below in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surname).
A
- Peter Abelard (France, 1079–1142)
- Wilhelm Ackermann (Germany, 1896–1962)
- Sergei Adian (Russia/Soviet Union/Armenia, born 1931)
- Rodolphus Agricola (Germany, 1443/1444–1485)
- Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (Poland, 1890–1963)
- Alcuin (England/France, c. 735-804)
- Alan Ross Anderson (USA, 1924–1972)
- Peter B. Andrews (USA, born 1938)
- Thomas Aquinas (Italy/France, 1225–1274)
- Lennart Åqvist (Sweden, born 1932)
- Aristotle (Greece, 384 BC–322 BC)
- Heiric of Auxerre (France, 841–876)
B
- Bahmanyār (Iran, died 1067)
- Alexander Bain (UK, 1818–1903)
- Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (Israel, 1915–1975)
- Ruth Barcan Marcus (USA, 1921–2012)
- Henk Barendregt (Netherlands, born 1947)
- Jon Barwise (USA, 1942–2000)
- James Earl Baumgartner (USA, 1943–2011)
- John Lane Bell (UK and Canada, born 1945)
- Nuel Belnap (USA, born 1931)
- Paul Benacerraf (USA, born 1931)
- Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Belgium, born 1953)
- Johan van Benthem (Netherlands, born 1949)
- Paul Bernays (Switzerland, 1888–1977)
- Evert Willem Beth (Netherlands, 1908–1964)
- Jean-Yves Béziau (Switzerland, born 1965)
- Józef Maria Bocheński (Poland, 1902–1995)
- Boethius (Rome/Ostrogothic Kingdom, c. 480–524/525)
- Bernard Bolzano (Austrian Empire, 1781–1848)
- Andrea Bonomì (Italy, born 1940)
- George Boole (England/Ireland, 1815–1864)
- George Boolos (USA, 1940–1996)
- Nicolas Bourbaki (pseudonym used by a group of French mathematicians, 20th century)
- Thomas Bradwardine (England, c. 1290–26 August 1349)
- Richard Brinkley (England, died c. 1379)
- Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (Netherlands, 1881–1966)
- Alan Richard Bundy (UK, born 1947)
- Franco Burgersdijk (Netherlands, 1590–1629)
- Jean Buridan (France, c. 1300–post 1358)
- Walter Burley (England, c. 1275–1344/5)
C
- Chanakya (India, Mouryan Empire, born 371BC)
- Georg Ferdinand Cantor (Germany, 1845–1918)
- Rudolf Carnap (Germany, 1891–1970)
- Lewis Carroll (UK, 1832–1898)
- Categoriae decem (Latin, fifth century)
- Gregory Chaitin (Argentina/USA, born 1947)
- Chrysippus (Greece, c. 280BC–c. 207BC)
- Alonzo Church (USA, 1903–1995)
- Leon Chwistek (Poland, 1884–1944)
- Gordon H. Clark (USA, 1902–1985)
- Paul Joseph Cohen (USA, 1934–2007)
- Conimbricenses, name by which Jesuits of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) were known (1591–1606)
- S. Barry Cooper (UK, 1943–2015)
- Jack Copeland (UK, born 1950)
- John Corcoran (USA, born 1937)
- Newton da Costa (Brazil, born 1929)
- William Craig (USA, born 1918)
- Haskell Curry (USA, 1900–1982)
- Tadeusz Czeżowski (Poland, 1889–1981)
D
- Dirk van Dalen (Netherlands, born 1932)
- Martin Davis (USA, born 1928)
- Augustus De Morgan (UK, 1806–1871)
- Dharmakirti (India, c. 7th century)
- Dignāga (India, fl. 5th century)
- Diodorus Cronus (Greece, 4th–3rd century BC)
- Martin Dorp (Netherlands, c. 1485–1525)
- John Dumbleton (England, died c. 1349)
- Michael A. E. Dummett (UK, born 1925)
E
- Alexander Esenin-Volpin (Russia, born 1924)
- John Etchemendy (USA, born 1952)
- Sterling Ellis (Australia, born 2001)
F
- Solomon Feferman (USA, 1928–2016)
- Richard Ferrybridge (England, 14th century)
- Hartry Field (USA, born 1946)
- Kit Fine (USA, born 1946)
- Melvin Fitting (USA, born 1942)
- Graeme Forbes (Scotland, 20th century)[1]
- Matthew Foreman (USA, born 1957)
- Michael Fourman (UK, born 1950)
- Roland Fraïssé (France, 1920–2008)
- Abraham Fraenkel (Germany, 1891–1965)
- Gottlob Frege (Germany, 1848–1925)
- Harvey Friedman (USA, born 1948)
G
- Dov Gabbay (UK, born 1945)
- L. T. F. Gamut (collective pseudonym used by a group of Dutch logicians, fl. 1980s–1990s)
- Robin Gandy (Britain, 1919–1995)
- Sol Garfunkel (born 1943)
- Garlandus Compotista (France, c. 11th century)
- Akṣapāda Gautama, author of Nyāya Sūtras (India, c. 2nd century BC)
- Peter Geach (UK, 1916–2013)
- Gerhard Gentzen (Germany, 1909–1945)
- Joseph Diaz Gergonne (France, 1771–1859)
- Gilbert de la Porrée (France, 1070–1154)
- Jean-Yves Girard (France, born 1947)
- Kurt Gödel (Austria, USA, 1906–1978)
- Reuben Louis Goodstein (1912–1985)
- Siegfried Gottwald (Germany, born 1943)
- Jeroen Groenendijk (Netherlands, born 1949)
H
- Susan Haack (UK, born 1945)
- Petr Hájek (Czech Republic, 1941–2016)
- Leo Harrington (USA, born 1946)
- Robert S. Hartman (Germany/USA, 1910–1973)
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Germany, 1770–1831)
- Jean Van Heijenoort (France/USA, 1912–1986)
- Leon Henkin (USA, 1921–2006)
- Jacques Herbrand (France, 1908–1931)
- Arend Heyting (Netherlands, 1898–1980)
- David Hilbert (Germany, 1862–1943)
- Jaakko Hintikka (Finland, 1929–2015)
- Alfred Horn (USA, 1918–2001)
- William Alvin Howard (USA, born 1926)
- Ehud Hrushovski (Israel, born 1959)
I
- Ibn Taymiyyah (Turkey, 1263–1328 CE)
- Marsilius of Inghen (Netherlands/France/Germany, 1330/1340–1396)
J
- Giorgi Japaridze (Georgia, 20th century)
- Stanisław Jaśkowski (Poland, 1906–1965)
- Richard Jeffrey (USA, 1926–2002)
- Ronald Jensen (USA, Europe, born 1936)
- William Stanley Jevons (England, 1835–1882)
- John of St. Thomas/John Poinsot (Portugal/Spain, 1589–1644)
- William Ernest Johnson (Britain, 1858–1931)
- Dick de Jongh (Netherlands, born 1939)
- Bjarni Jónsson (Iceland, 1920–2016)
- Philip Jourdain (Britain, 1879–1919)
- Joachim Jungius (Germany, 1587–1657)
K
- David Kaplan (USA, born 1933)
- Alexander S. Kechris (USA, born 1946)
- Howard Jerome Keisler (USA, born 1936)
- Ahmed Raza Khan (India, 1856–1921)
- Richard Kilvington (England, c. 1305–1361)
- Robert Kilwardby (England, c. 1215–1279)
- Stephen Cole Kleene (USA, 1909–1994)
- Tadeusz Kotarbiński (Poland, 1886–1981)
- Robert Kowalski (USA, UK, born 1941)
- Georg Kreisel (Austria/Britain/USA, born 1923)
- Saul Kripke (USA, born 1940)
- Leopold Kronecker (Germany, 1823–1891)
- Kenneth Kunen (USA, born 1943)
L
- Christine Ladd-Franklin (USA, 1847–1930)
- Joachim Lambek (Canada, 1922–2014)
- Johann Heinrich Lambert (France/Germany, 1728–1777)
- Karel Lambert (USA, born 1928)
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Germany, 1646–1716)
- Stanisław Leśniewski (Poland, 1886–1939)
- Clarence Irving Lewis (USA, 1883–1964)
- David Kellogg Lewis (USA, 1941–2001)
- Adolf Lindenbaum (Poland, 1904–1941)
- Per Lindström (Sweden, 1936–2009)
- Ramon Llull (Spain, 1232–1315)
- Martin Löb (Germany, 1921–2006)
- Paul Lorenzen (Germany, 1915–1994)
- Jerzy Łoś (Poland, 1920–1998)
- Hermann Lotze (Germany, 1817–1881)
- Leopold Löwenheim (Germany, 1878–1957)
- Jan Łukasiewicz (Poland, 1878–1956)
M
- Hugh MacColl (Scotland, 1837–1909)
- Saunders MacLane (USA, 1909–2005)
- Dugald Macpherson (UK, 20th century)
- Penelope Maddy (USA, born 1950)
- John Mair (Scotland, 1467–1550)
- David Makinson (Australia, UK, born 1941)
- Isaac Malitz (USA, born 1947)
- Gary R. Mar (USA, born 1952)
- Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921–2012)
- Donald A. Martin (USA, born 1940)
- Richard Milton Martin (USA, 1916–1985)
- Per Martin-Löf (Sweden, born 1942)
- Yuri Matiyasevich (Russia/Soviet Union, born 1947)
- C. A. Meredith (Ireland, 1904–1976)
- Bob Meyer (USA, 1932–2009)
- John Stuart Mill (England, 1806–1873)
- Grigori Mints (Soviet Union/Estonia/USA, 1939–2014)
- Richard Montague (USA, 1930–1971)
- Yiannis N. Moschovakis (USA, born 1938)
- Andrzej Mostowski (Poland, 1913–1975)
- Anton Mosin (Canada, born 1991)
N
- Pavel Naumov (Soviet Union/Russia/USA, born 1970)
- Edward Nelson (USA, 1932–2014)
- John von Neumann (Hungary, USA, 1903–1957)
- Jean Nicod (France, 1893–1924)
- Pyotr Novikov (Russia/Soviet Union, 1901–1975)
O
- William of Ockham (England, 1285–1349)
- Piergiorgio Odifreddi (Italy, born 1950)
- Ivan Orlov (Russia, 1886–1936)
P
- John Pagus (France, fl. 1220–1229)
- Jeff Paris (UK, born 1944)
- Charles Parsons (USA, born 1933)
- Solomon Passy (Bulgaria, born 1956)
- Paul of Venice (1369–1429)
- Giuseppe Peano (Italy, 1858–1932)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (USA, 1839–1914)
- Lorenzo Peña (Spain, born 1944)
- Chaïm Perelman (Poland, Belgium, 1912–1984)
- Rózsa Péter (Hungary, 1905–1977)
- Paolo da Pergola (Italy, died 1455)
- Peter of Spain (13th century, usually assumed to be Pope John XXI)
- Philo the Dialectician (Greece, 4th–3rd century BC)
- Walter Pitts (USA, 1923–1969)
- Porphyry (c. 234–c. 405)
- Henry Pogorzelski (USA, Polish American parents, 1922–2015)
- Emil Leon Post (USA, 1897–1954)
- Dag Prawitz (Sweden, born 1936)
- Mojżesz Presburger (Poland, 1904–1943)
- Graham Priest (Australia, born 1948)
- Arthur Prior (New Zealand, UK, 1914–1969)
- Hilary Putnam (USA, 1926–2016)
- Plato (Greek, 427 B.C.–347 B.C.)
Q
- Willard Van Orman Quine (USA, 1908–2000)
R
- Michael O. Rabin (Israel, USA, born 1931)
- Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (1868–1957)
- Frank Plumpton Ramsey (UK, 1903–1930)
- Petrus Ramus (1515–1572)
- Helena Rasiowa (Poland, 1917–1994)
- Carveth Read (Britain, 1848–1931)
- Abraham Robinson (Israel, UK, Canada, USA, 1918–1974)
- Raphael M. Robinson (USA, 1911–1995)
- J. Barkley Rosser (USA, 1907–1989)
- Richard Routley, later Richard Sylvan (New Zealand, 1935–1996)
- Val Routley, later Val Plumwood (1939–2008)
- Frederick Rowbottom (UK, 1938–2009)
- Ian Rumfitt (UK, 20th century)
- Bertrand Russell (UK, 1872–1970)
S
- Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (Italy, 1667–1733)
- Gerald Sacks (USA, 1933)
- Albert of Saxony (Germany, c. 1316–1390)
- Rolf Schock (USA, Sweden, 1933–1986)
- Moses Schönfinkel (USSR, 1889–1942)
- Ernst Schröder (Germany, 1841–1902)
- Kurt Schütte (Germany, 1909–1998)
- Dana Scott (USA, born 1932)
- Sedulius Scottus (Ireland/France, fl. 840–860)
- John Duns Scotus (Britain, France, c. 1266–1308)
- Stewart Shapiro (USA, born 1944)
- Fyodor Shcherbatskoy (Russia, 1866–1942)
- Saharon Shelah (Israel, born 1945)
- William of Sherwood (England, 1190–1249)
- Hui Shi (China, fl. 4th century BC)
- Simplicius of Cilicia (Turkey/Iran, c. 490–c. 560)
- Raghunatha Siromani (India, 1470s–1550s)
- Thoralf Skolem (Norway 1887–1963)
- Dimiter Skordev (Bulgaria, born 1936)
- Theodore Slaman (USA, born 1954)
- Raymond Smullyan (USA, 1919–2017)
- William of Soissons (France, 12th century)
- Robert M. Solovay (USA, born 1938)
- Richard the Sophister (fl. late 13th century)
- Peter of Spain (13th century)
- Spock (Star Trek)
- John R. Steel (USA, born 1948)
- Martin Stokhof (Netherlands, born 1950)
- Ralph Strode (England, fl. 1350–1400)
- Richard Swineshead (England, fl. c. 1340–1354)
- Richard Sylvan, born Richard Routley (New Zealand, 1935–1996)
T
- Gaisi Takeuti (Japan, born 1926)
- Alfred Tarski (Poland, 1902–1983)
- Theophrastus (Greece, 371–c. 287 BC)
- Pavel Tichý (Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, 1936–1994)
- Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (Germany, 1802–1872)
- Anne Sjerp Troelstra (Netherlands, born 1939)
- Alan Turing (UK, 1912–1954)
- Kazimierz Twardowski (Poland, 1866–1938)
U
- Udayana (India, 10th century)
- Alasdair Urquhart (Britain, born 1945)
- Vladimir Uspensky (Soviet Union/Russia, born 1930)
V
- Lorenzo Valla (c. 1407–1457)
- Moshe Y. Vardi (Israel, born 1954)
- Nicolai A. Vasiliev (Russia, 1880–1940)
- Robert Lawson Vaught (USA, 1926–2002)
- Paul of Venice (Italy, 1368–1428)
- John Venn (England, 1834–1923)
- Juan Luis Vives (1493–1540)
W
- Hao Wang (China/USA, 1921–1995)
- Isaac Watts (England, 1674–1748)
- Richard Whately (England, 1787–1863)
- Alfred North Whitehead (UK, 1861–1947)
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (Austria, UK, 1889–1951)
- Christian Wolff (Germany, 1679–1754)
- W. Hugh Woodin (USA, born 1955)
- John Woods (Canada, born 1937)
- Georg Henrik von Wright (Finland, UK, 1916–2003)
Y
- Jin Yuelin (China, 1895–1984)
Z
- Jacopo Zabarella (Italy, 1533–1589)
- Lotfi A. Zadeh (USA, born 1921)
- Ernst Zermelo (Germany, 1871–1953)
- Alexander Zinoviev (Soviet Union, 1922–2006)
References
External links
- The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive - very complete list of detailed biographies. Many logicians are included.
- A Selection of Great Logicians with detailed bibliographies (in progress)
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