Bernard Bolzano facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Reverend Bernard Bolzano
Born	Bernardus Placidus Johann Nepomuk Gonzal Bolzano (1781-10-05)5 October 1781 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died	18 December 1848(1848-12-18) (aged 67) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Education	University of Prague (PhD, 1804)
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Logical objectivism Utilitarianism Classical liberalism
Institutions	University of Prague (1805–1819)
Thesis	Betrachtungen über einige Gegenstände der Elementargeometrie (Considerations on Some Objects of Elementary Geometry) (1804)
Academic advisors	Franz Josef Gerstner
Notable students	Robert von Zimmermann
Main interests	Logic, epistemology, theology
Notable ideas	Logical objectivism Bolzano's theorem (the first purely analytic proof of the intermediate value theorem) Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem (ε, δ)-definition of limit Least-upper-bound property
Influences Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Immanuel Kant
Influenced Carl Stumpf, Edmund Husserl, Kevin Mulligan, Gottlob Frege, Kazimierz Twardowski, Heinrich Scholz, Benno Kerry, Georg Cantor, Franz Brentano, Gilbert Ryle, Jean Cavaillès
Bernard Bolzano Church Catholic Church Ordained 1805

Bernard Bolzano ( born Bernardus Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano; 5 October 1781 – 18 December 1848) was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest of Italian extraction, also known for his liberal views.

Bolzano wrote in German, his native language. For the most part, his work came to prominence posthumously.