Abraham Robinson
Abraham Robinson Born (1918-10-06)October 6, 1918 Waldenburg (Wałbrzych), German Empire Died April 11, 1974(1974-04-11) (aged 55) New Haven, Connecticut Fields Mathematics Institutions University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University Alma mater Hebrew University, University of London Doctoral advisor Paul Dienes Doctoral students Azriel Lévy A. H. Lightstone Peter Winkler Carol S. Wood Known for Non-standard analysis Influences Gottfried Leibniz, Abraham Fraenkel Abraham Robinson (born Robinsohn; October 6, 1918 – April 11, 1974) was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinitesimal and infinite numbers were reincorporated into modern mathematics.