Man of Many Words
Georg Cantor
Georg Cantor, born March 3, 1845 in St. Petersburg, Russia by his wonderful father, Georg Waldemar Cantor. He was a successful business man, working as a salesman agent in St Petersburg, then later as a broker in the St Petersburg Stock Exchange. Georg Waldemar Cantor was born in Denmark and he was a man with many passions in life. Georg's mother, Maria Anna Bohm, was Russian and very creative in life. Georg inherited great musical and artistic talents from his parents being an outstanding musician. Georg was brought up a Protestant, this being the religion of his father, while Georg's mother was a Roman Catholic. After early education at home from a private tutor, Cantor attended primary school in St Petersburg, then in 1856 when he was eleven years old the family moved to Germany.
Cantor's father had poor health and the move to Germany was to find a warmer climate than the terrible winters of St Petersburg. At first they lived in Wiesbaden, where Cantor attended the Gymnasium, and then they moved to Frankfurt. Cantor studied in Darmstadt where he lived as a boarder. He graduated in 1860 with an amazing report, which talked about his above average skills in trigonometry. After attending the Hohere Gewerbeschule in Darmstadt from 1860 he went to Polytechnic of Zurich and studied a different degree in 1862. The reason Cantor's father chose to send him to the Hoheren Gewerbeschule was that he wanted Cantor to become great in the engineering field.
However, in 1862 Cantor had asked his father's permission to study more math at the university and he was happy when his father said yes. His studies at Zurich, however, were cut short because the death of his father in June 1863. Cantor moved to the University of Berlin where he became friends with Hermann Schwarz who was a fellow student. Cantor attended classes by Weierstrass, Kummer and Kronecker. He spent the summer of 1866 at the University of Gottingen, returning to Berlin
Georg Cantor, born March 3, 1845 in St. Petersburg, Russia by his wonderful father, Georg Waldemar Cantor. He was a successful business man, working as a salesman agent in St Petersburg, then later as a broker in the St Petersburg Stock Exchange. Georg Waldemar Cantor was born in Denmark and he was a man with many passions in life. Georg's mother, Maria Anna Bohm, was Russian and very creative in life. Georg inherited great musical and artistic talents from his parents being an outstanding musician. Georg was brought up a Protestant, this being the religion of his father, while Georg's mother was a Roman Catholic. After early education at home from a private tutor, Cantor attended primary school in St Petersburg, then in 1856 when he was eleven years old the family moved to Germany.
Cantor's father had poor health and the move to Germany was to find a warmer climate than the terrible winters of St Petersburg. At first they lived in Wiesbaden, where Cantor attended the Gymnasium, and then they moved to Frankfurt. Cantor studied in Darmstadt where he lived as a boarder. He graduated in 1860 with an amazing report, which talked about his above average skills in trigonometry. After attending the Hohere Gewerbeschule in Darmstadt from 1860 he went to Polytechnic of Zurich and studied a different degree in 1862. The reason Cantor's father chose to send him to the Hoheren Gewerbeschule was that he wanted Cantor to become great in the engineering field.
However, in 1862 Cantor had asked his father's permission to study more math at the university and he was happy when his father said yes. His studies at Zurich, however, were cut short because the death of his father in June 1863. Cantor moved to the University of Berlin where he became friends with Hermann Schwarz who was a fellow student. Cantor attended classes by Weierstrass, Kummer and Kronecker. He spent the summer of 1866 at the University of Gottingen, returning to Berlin