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Leon Henkin

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Also known as Leon Albert Henkin

American mathematician (1921–2006)

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12

Top works

  • Logical systems containing only a finite number of symbols (Seminaire de mathematiques superieures)
  • Retracing Elementary Mathematics
  • The Axiomatic Method, with Special Reference to Geometry and Physics
  • Theory of Models
  • Cylindric algebras

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5 total works indexed

  1. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

    · 1957 · cited 17,073x

  2. A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

    · 1954 · cited 14,484x

  3. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

    · 2022 · cited 13,897x

  4. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet

    · 2000 · cited 12,087x

  5. GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

    · 2017 · cited 8,258x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Oakland
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
Manhattan Project
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral advisor
Alonzo Church
Student of
Alonzo Church
Field of work
algebra
Image
Henkin leon berkeley 1990.jpg
Residence
Oakland
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date of birth
1921-04-19
date of death
2006-11-01
Commons category
Leon Henkin
Erdős number
2
influenced by
Alonzo Church
cause of death
disease
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manner of death
natural causes
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