Reuben Goodstein | |
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| Born | 15 December 1912 London, England |
| Died | 8 March 1985 (aged 72) Leicester, England |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge (MA) Birkbeck, University of London (PhD) |
| Known for | Goodstein's theorem Primitive recursive arithmetic |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Leicester University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | An axiom-free equation calculus (1946) |
| Academic advisors | Ludwig Wittgenstein[1][2] |
| Doctoral students | Alan Bundy S. Barry Cooper Martin Löb |
Reuben Louis Goodstein (15 December 1912 – 8 March 1985) was an English mathematician with an interest in the philosophy and teaching of mathematics.[3]