Georg Kreisel papers, 1957-1984

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Summary

Creators:
Kreisel, Georg
Abstract:
Correspondence with professional colleagues, collaborators, students, and others, primarily from 1962 to 1984, lecture notes, manuscripts and other writings.
Extent:
25.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Georg Kreisel Papers (SCM0136). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence with professional colleagues, collaborators, students, and others, primarily from 1962 to 1984, lecture notes, manuscripts and other writings. Addenda 2024-122 includes typed and handwritten notes for lectures given in 1962 on Intuitionistic Mathematics; these materials were donated by Paul McJones.

Biographical / historical:

Professor of Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics at Stanford University. Born in Graz, Austria, Kreisel received his B.A. degree in 1944 and his M.A. degree in 1947, both from Cambridge University. He served at Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Reading from 1949 to 1954, 1957 to 1958 and 1959 to 1960. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton from 1955 to 1957, and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Paris from 1960 to 1964. He first came to Stanford University in 1958 as a Visiting Associate Professor of Mathematics and later as Visiting Professor of Logic and Mathematics. Since 1964, he has held a joint appointment in Stanford's departments of Mathematics and Philosophy. In 1966, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Kreisel died on March 1, 2015.

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Access and use

Restrictions:

The materials are open for research use.

Series 2, Box 22 is restricted for 75 years from date of creation.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

Georg Kreisel Papers (SCM0136). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
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