David Hilbert (1862-1943) was a German mathematician, who founded the formalist school with the publication of Grundlagen der Geometrie / Foundations of Geometry in 1899, which was based on his idea of postulates.
He attempted to put mathematics on a logical foundation through defining it in terms of a number of basic principles, which Godel later showed to be impossible; none the less, his attempt greatly influenced 20th-century mathematicians.
Why is David Hilbert famous?
David Hilbert is one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th centuries.
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