John Myhill
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John R. Myhill Sr. (11 August 1923 – 15 February 1987)[1] was a British mathematician.
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John Myhill | |
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Born | (1923-08-11)11 August 1923 |
Died | 15 February 1987(1987-02-15) (aged 63) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Russell–Myhill paradox Rice–Myhill–Shapiro theorem intuitionistic Zermelo–Fraenkel Myhill's property Myhill–Nerode theorem Garden of Eden theorem |
Spouse | Akiko Kino (died 1983) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Thesis | A Semantically Complete Foundation for Logic and Mathematics (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | Willard Van Orman Quine |
Other academic advisors | Lynn Harold Loomis |
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