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Richard Dedekind

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THE death of Dedekind deserves more than a passing notice because he belonged to that small class of profound and original mathematicians typified by such men as Hermite, Kronecker, and H. J. S. Smith. In at least four great branches of pure mathematics he made contributions of the highest importance, and, as a tribute to his memory, a brief account of them will be given here.

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M., G. Richard Dedekind . Nature 97, 103–104 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/097103b0

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