Anthony Morse

Anthony Morse
Born(1911-08-21)August 21, 1911
DiedMarch 6, 1984(1984-03-06) (aged 72)
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Anthony Perry Morse (21 August 1911 – 6 March 1984) was an American mathematician who worked in both analysis, especially measure theory, and in the foundations of mathematics. He is best known as the co-creator, together with John L. Kelley, of Morse–Kelley set theory. This theory first appeared in print in Kelley's General Topology.[1] Morse's own version appeared later in A Theory of Sets.[2][3]

He is also known for his work on the Morse–Sard theorem and the Federer–Morse theorem.

Anthony Morse should not be confused with Marston Morse, known for developing Morse theory.

  1. ^ Kelley, John L. (1955). General Topology. Princeton: Van Nostrand.
  2. ^ Morse, A.P. (1965). A Theory of Sets. Academic Press.
  3. ^ Morse, A.P. (1986). A Theory of Sets (Second ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-507952-4.