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Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician and logician who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science.

He is best known for:

  • The lambda calculus
  • The [[Church–Turing thesis
  • Proving the undecidability of the Entscheidungsproblem, Frege–Church ontology, and the Church–Rosser theorem

See also

External links

  • [ Alonzo Church] @ Wikipedia