Georg Cantor
(1845-1918)

German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918) – Georg Cantor was born in Saint Petersburg (Federal city in and former capital of Russia) on February 19th, 1845 and died in Halle (Saale) (City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt) on January 6th, 1918 at the age of 72. Today Georg Cantor would be 179 years old.

Age

how old was Georg Cantor when he died?

Georg Cantor died in 1918 at the age of 72.

Biographical data

Birthday	February 19th, 1845 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Saint Petersburg Federal city in and former capital of Russia
Death Date	January 6th, 1918 (Sunday)
Death place	Halle (Saale) City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aquarius (The Water-Bearer) ♒
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Georg Cantor

Birthday

When was Georg Cantor born?

Georg Cantor was born on February 19th, 1845.

Death

When did Georg Cantor die?

Georg Cantor died on January 6th, 1918 at the age of 72 in Halle (Saale) (City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt). Today Georg Cantor would be 179 years old.