William Craig (philosopher)
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William Craig | |
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Died | January 13, 2016 | (aged 97)
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, academic |
William Craig (November 13, 1918[1] – January 13, 2016) was an American academic and philosopher, who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California. His research interests included mathematical logic, and the philosophy of science,[2] and he is best known for the Craig interpolation theorem.
Biography
William Craig was born in Nuremberg, Weimar Republic, on November 13, 1918. He graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in 1951. He married Julia Rebecca Dwight Wilson and had four children: Ruth, Walter, Sarah, and Deborah. In 1959 he moved to UC Berkeley. He died on January 13, 2016, at the age of 97.
Achievements
Craig is particularly remembered in two theorems that bear his name:
- the Craig interpolation theorem, and
- Craig's theorem, also known as Craig's axiomatization theorem or Craig's reaxiomatization theorem.
See also
References
- ^ Shook, J.R.; Hull, R.T. (2005). Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. Vol. 1. Thoemmes Continuum. p. 548. ISBN 9781843710370. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ^ "William Craig". University of Berkeley. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
External links
- Official Berkeley page
- A conference in honor of William Craig
- Some Publications DBLP
- William Craig at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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