Birthdate: January 23, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg or Wehlau, Province of Prussia (today Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Died: February 14, 1943
David Hilbert was a pioneering German mathematician known for his significant contributions to fields such as invariant theory, calculus of variations, algebraic number theory, and mathematical physics. He played a crucial role in advancing the foundations of geometry, spectral theory of operators, and proof theory. Hilbert strongly supported Georg Cantor’s set theory and transfinite numbers and in 1900, he presented a set of problems that greatly impacted mathematical research in the 20th century. His work, along with that of his students, had a profound influence on modern mathematical physics, proof theory, and mathematical logic.
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