Changes

'''Georg Cantor''' (1845-1918) was a [[Russian]]-[[German]]<ref>Cantor's mother was a Russian [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], while his father was a German [[Protestant]]; Cantor was born in Russia but moved to Germany, where he was never comfortable, as a boy.</ref> [[mathematician]] who is considered one of the greatest ever because he created the field of [[Set theory|Set Theory]].<ref>Cantor's founding of Set Theory was in several papers he wrote between 1874 and 1897.</ref>  '''''His motivation was to understand the [[Christian]] concept of [[eternity]]'''''.  He dedicated his last publication to a passage from [[1 Corinthians (Translated)|1 Corinthians]]:  "The time will come when these things which are now hidden from you will be brought into the light."<ref>http://www.acmsonline.org/Dauben-Cantor.pdf</ref>   

'''Georg Cantor''' (1845-1918) was a [[Russian]]-[[German]]<ref>Cantor's mother was a Russian [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], while his father was a German [[Protestant]]; Cantor was born in Russia but moved to Germany, where he was never comfortable, as a boy.</ref> [[mathematician]] who is considered one of the greatest ever because he created the field of [[Set theory|Set Theory]].<ref>Cantor's founding of Set Theory was in several papers he wrote between 1874 and 1897.</ref>  '''''His motivation was to understand the [[Christian]] concept of [[eternity]]'''''.  He dedicated his last publication to a passage from [[1 Corinthians (Translated)|1 Corinthians]]:  "The time will come when these things which are now hidden from you will be brought into the light."<ref>http://www.acmsonline.org/Dauben-Cantor.pdf</ref>   

There was an intense vilification of Cantor due to [[infinity denial]], which persists to this day although Cantor has been fully vindicated.  Because he was harshly ostracized by fellow mathematicians, including an improper denial of a faculty position, he spent the second half of his life mostly in depression and impoverished living conditions.

There was an intense vilification of Cantor due to [[infinity denial]], which persists to this day although Cantor has been fully vindicated.  Because he was harshly ostracized by fellow mathematicians for earnestly inquiring into the nature of infinity, and was improperly denied a faculty position despite his achievements, he spent the second half of his life mostly in impoverished living conditions and some despair.

Cantor's work is an example of the [[best of the public]], as he never lectured at a university and was even vilified by several leading mathematicians of his time, such as [[Henri Poincare]].  Cantor was unjustifiably blocked from ever being appointed to the faculty of the University of Berlin.  Even some theologians opposed Cantor for the implications of his work in understanding the nature of [[God]].  Yet Cantor's revolutionary work proved to be the most influential of all, and David Hilbert praised Cantor as the greatest mathematician since before [[Leonard Euler]].  Hilbert declared, "No one shall expel us from the paradise that Cantor has created for us."

Cantor's work is an example of the [[best of the public]], as he never lectured at a university and was even vilified by several leading mathematicians of his time, such as [[Henri Poincare]].  Cantor was unjustifiably blocked from ever being appointed to the faculty of the University of Berlin.  Even some theologians opposed Cantor for the implications of his work in understanding the nature of [[God]].  Yet Cantor's revolutionary work proved to be the most influential of all, and David Hilbert praised Cantor as the greatest mathematician since before [[Leonard Euler]].  Hilbert declared, "No one shall expel us from the paradise that Cantor has created for us."