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Arend Heyting
Times obituary
Professor Arend Heyting of Amsterdam died on July 9, 1898, while on holiday in Lugano.
He was born on May 9, 1898 in Amsterdam, where he lived for the whole of his life. He was a student of and a follower of the philosophy of mathematics of L. E. J. Brouwer, whose constructive doctrine of intuitionism is still a lively and controversial topic in the foundations of the subject. A very great contribution was made by Heyting, however, beginning with his PhD thesis in 1925, and continued in many lectures and publications, in providing a formalization of Brouwer's ideas, thereby opening the subject to more precise investigation as well as making it considerably more understandable. Appointed Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam in 1937, Heyting was awarded a Chair in 1948, which he held until his retirement in 1968. He was a member of the Royal Dutch Academy.
He was married twice and is also survived by his eleven children and many grandchildren. A handsome, dignified man, he is well remembered by scholars around the world for his quiet yet persistent advocacy of his philosophical ideals and for his unfailing politeness and kindness.
Professor Arend Heyting of Amsterdam died on July 9, 1898, while on holiday in Lugano.
He was born on May 9, 1898 in Amsterdam, where he lived for the whole of his life. He was a student of and a follower of the philosophy of mathematics of L. E. J. Brouwer, whose constructive doctrine of intuitionism is still a lively and controversial topic in the foundations of the subject. A very great contribution was made by Heyting, however, beginning with his PhD thesis in 1925, and continued in many lectures and publications, in providing a formalization of Brouwer's ideas, thereby opening the subject to more precise investigation as well as making it considerably more understandable. Appointed Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam in 1937, Heyting was awarded a Chair in 1948, which he held until his retirement in 1968. He was a member of the Royal Dutch Academy.
He was married twice and is also survived by his eleven children and many grandchildren. A handsome, dignified man, he is well remembered by scholars around the world for his quiet yet persistent advocacy of his philosophical ideals and for his unfailing politeness and kindness.
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