Kurt Grelling

Kurt Grelling
Kurt Grelling
	Kurt Grelling at work in his study c. 1934
Born	2 March 1886; Berlin, German Empire
Died	September 1942; Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland
Education	University of Göttingen (PhD, 1910)
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy; Berlin Circle
Thesis	Die Axiome der Arithmetik mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Beziehungen zur Mengenlehre (The Axioms of Arithmetic with Particular Regard to their Relation to Set Theory) (1910)
Doctoral advisor	David Hilbert
Main interests	Philosophy of science, logic, axiomatic set theory
Notable ideas	Grelling–Nelson paradox

Kurt Grelling (2 March 1886 – September 1942) was a German logician and philosopher, member of the Berlin Circle.

Kurt Grelling
Kurt Grelling at work in his study c. 1934
Born	(1886-03-02)2 March 1886 Berlin, German Empire
Died	September 1942 Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland
Education	University of Göttingen (PhD, 1910)

Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy^[1] Berlin Circle
Thesis	Die Axiome der Arithmetik mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Beziehungen zur Mengenlehre (The Axioms of Arithmetic with Particular Regard to their Relation to Set Theory) (1910)
Doctoral advisor	David Hilbert
Main interests	Philosophy of science, logic, axiomatic set theory
Notable ideas	Grelling–Nelson paradox