Wilhelm Ackermann

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Wilhelm Ackermann
Wilhelm Ackermann in c. 1935
Born	(1896-03-29)29 March 1896 Herscheid, German Empire
Died	24 December 1962(1962-12-24) (aged 66) Lüdenscheid, West Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Known for	Ackermann coding Ackermann function Ackermann set theory
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Doctoral advisor	David Hilbert

Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann (/ˈækərmən/; German: [ˈakɐˌman]; 29 March 1896 – 24 December 1962) was a German mathematician and logician best known for his work in mathematical logic^[1] and the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation.