God made integers, all else is the work of man.

Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk.

Leopold Kronecker

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Mathematics

Speaker

Leopold Kronecker

Medium

Lecture

Language

German

Time

1886 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Mathematician

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Poland Europe

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Kronecker, Leopold. Berliner Naturforscher-Versammlung im Jahre. 1886, Berlin, Germany. Lecture.

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