List of logicians
A logician is a person whose topic of scholarly study is logic. Some famous logicians are listed below in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surname).
A
B
- Bahmanyar (Iran, died 1067)
- Alexander Bain (1818–1903)
- Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (Israel, 1915–1975)
- Ruth Barcan Marcus (USA, 1921-2012)
- Henk Barendregt (Netherlands, born 1947)
- Jon Barwise (USA, 1942–2000)
- James Earl Baumgartner (USA, 1943-2011)
- John Lane Bell (UK and Canada, born 1945)
- Nuel Belnap (USA, born 1931)
- Paul Benacerraf (USA, born 1931)
- Johan van Benthem (Netherlands, born 1949)
- Paul Bernays (Switzerland, 1888–1977)
- Evert Willem Beth (Netherlands, 1908–1964)
- Jean-Yves Béziau (Switzerland, born 1965)
- Józef Maria Bocheński (Poland, 1902–1995)
- Boethius (c. 480–524 or 525 AD)
- Bernard Bolzano (Austrian Empire, 1781–1848)
- Andrea Bonomì (Italy, born 1940)
- George Boole (England/Ireland, 1815–1864)
- George Boolos (USA, 1940–1996)
- Nicolas Bourbaki (pseudonym used by a group of French mathematicians, 20th century)
- Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1290-26 August 1349)
- Richard Brinkley (died c. 1379)
- Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (Netherlands, 1881–1966)
- Alan Richard Bundy (UK, born 1947)
- Franco Burgersdijk (Netherlands, 1590–1629)
- Walter Burley (c. 1275–1344/5)
- Jean Buridan (France, c. 1300-post 1358)
C
- Georg Ferdinand Cantor (Germany, 1845–1918)
- Rudolf Carnap (Germany, 1891–1970)
- Lewis Carroll (UK, 1832–1898)
- Gregory Chaitin (Argentina/USA, born 1947)
- Chrysippus (Greece, c. 280 BC – c. 207 BC)
- Alonzo Church (USA, 1903–1995)
- Leon Chwistek (Poland, 1884–1944)
- Paul Joseph Cohen (USA, 1934–2007)
- Conimbricenses name by which Jesuits of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) were known (1591-1606)
- S. Barry Cooper (UK, born 1943)
- Jack Copeland (UK, born 1950)
- John Corcoran (USA, born 1937)
- Newton da Costa (Brazil, born 1929)
- William Craig (USA, born 1918)
- Haskell Curry (USA, 1900–1982)
- Tadeusz Czeżowski (Poland, 1889–1981)
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E
F
- Solomon Feferman (USA, born 1928)
- Richard Ferrybridge (England, 14th century)
- Hartry Field (USA, born 1946)
- Kit Fine (USA, born 1946)
- Matthew Foreman (USA, born 1957)
- Michael Fourman (UK, born 1950)
- Adolf Fraenkel (Germany, 1891–1965)
- Roland Fraïssé (France, 1920–2008)
- Gottlob Frege (Germany, 1848–1925)
- Harvey Friedman (USA, born 1948)
- Graeme Forbes (Scotland, 20th century)[1]
G
- Dov Gabbay (UK, born 1945)
- L. T. F. Gamut (collective pseudonym used by a group of Dutch logicians, fl. 1980s–1990s)
- Robin Gandy (Britain, 1919–1995)
- Sol Garfunkel (born 1943)
- Garlandus Compotista (France, c. 11th century)
- Akṣapāda Gautama, author of Nyāya Sūtras (India, c. 2nd century BC)
- Peter Geach (UK, born 1916)
- Gerhard Gentzen (Germany, 1909–1945)
- Joseph Diaz Gergonne (France, 1771–1859)
- Gilbert de la Porrée (France, 1070–1154)
- Jean-Yves Girard (France, born 1947)
- Kurt Gödel (Austria, USA, 1906–1978)
- Reuben Louis Goodstein (15 December 1912 – 8 March 1985)
- Siegfried Gottwald (Germany, born 1943)
- Jeroen Groenendijk (Netherlands, born 1949)
H
- Susan Haack (UK, born 1945)
- Petr Hájek (Czech Republic, born 1941)
- Leo Harrington (USA, born 1946)
- Robert S. Hartman (Germany, USA, 1910–1973)
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
- Jean Van Heijenoort (France, USA, 1912–1986)
- Leon Henkin (USA, 1921–2006)
- Jacques Herbrand (France, 1908–1931)
- Arend Heyting (Netherlands, 1898–1980)
- David Hilbert (Germany, 1862–1943)
- Jaakko Hintikka (Finland, born 1929)
- Alfred Horn (USA, 1918–2001)
- William Alvin Howard (born 1926)
- Ehud Hrushovski (Israel, born 1959)
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J
- Giorgi Japaridze (Georgia, 20th century)
- Stanisław Jaśkowski (Poland, 1906–1965)
- Richard Jeffrey (USA, 1926–2002)
- Ronald Jensen (USA, Europe, born 1936)
- William Stanley Jevons (England, 1835–1882)
- John of St. Thomas (John Poinsot, 1589-1644)
- William Ernest Johnson (Britain, 1858–1931)
- Dick de Jongh (Netherlands, born 1939)
- Bjarni Jónsson (Iceland, born 1920)
- Philip Jourdain (Britain, 1879–1919)
- Joachim Jungius (1587-1657)
K
- David Kaplan (USA, born 1933)
- Alexander S. Kechris (USA, born 1946)
- Richard Kilvington (England, c. 1305–1361)
- Robert Kilwardby (England, c. 1215–1279)
- Stephen Cole Kleene (USA, 1909–1994)
- Tadeusz Kotarbiński (Poland, 1886–1981)
- Robert Kowalski (USA, UK, born 1941)
- Georg Kreisel (Austria/Britain/USA, born 1923)
- Saul Kripke (USA, born 1940)
- Leopold Kronecker (Germany, 1823–1891)
L
- Christine Ladd-Franklin (USA, 1847–1930)
- Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-1777)
- Karel Lambert (USA, born 1928)
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Germany, 1646–1716)
- Stanisław Leśniewski (Poland, 1886–1939)
- Clarence Irving Lewis (USA, 1883–1964)
- David Kellogg Lewis (USA, 1941–2001)
- Adolf Lindenbaum (Poland, 1904–1941)
- Ramon Llull (Spain, 1232–1315)
- Martin Löb (Germany, 1921–2006)
- Paul Lorenzen (Germany, 1915–1994)
- Jerzy Łoś (Poland, 1920–1998)
- Hermann Lotze (Germany 1817–1881)
- Leopold Löwenheim (Germany, 1878–1957)
- Jan Łukasiewicz (Poland, 1878–1956)
M
- Hugh MacColl (Scotland, 1837–1909)
- Saunders MacLane (USA, 1909–2005)
- Dugald Macpherson (UK, 20th century)
- Penelope Maddy (USA, born 1950)
- James Mady (England, born 1992)
- David Makinson (Australia, UK, born 1941)
- John Mair (Scotland, 1467–1550)
- Isaac Malitz (USA, born 1947)
- Gary R. Mar (USA, born 1952)
- Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921–2012)
- Marsilius of Inghen (1340 – 1396)
- Per Martin-Löf (Sweden, born 1942)
- Donald A. Martin (USA, born 1940)
- Richard Milton Martin (USA, 1916–1985)
- Yuri Matiyasevich (Russia/Soviet Union, born 1947)
- C. A. Meredith (Ireland, 1904–1976)
- Bob Meyer (USA, 1932–2009)
- John Stuart Mill (England, 1806–1873)
- Richard Montague (USA, 1930–1971)
- Yiannis N. Moschovakis (USA, born 1938)
- Andrzej Mostowski (Poland, 1913–1975)
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O
P
- John Pagus (France, fl. 1220–1229)
- Jeff Paris (UK, born 1944)
- Charles Parsons (USA, born 1933)
- Solomon Passy (Bulgaria, born 1956)
- Paul of Venice (1369–1429)
- Giuseppe Peano (Italy, 1858–1932)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (USA, 1839–1914)
- Lorenzo Peña (Spain, born 1944)
- Paolo da Pergola (Italy, died 1455)
- Chaim Perelman (Poland, Belgium, 1912–1984)
- Peter of Spain (13th century)
- Philo the Dialectician (Greece, 4th-3rd century BC)
- Walter Pitts (USA, 1923–1969)
- Emil Leon Post (USA, 1897–1954)
- Dag Prawitz (Sweden, born 1936)
- Mojżesz Presburger (Poland, 1904–1943)
- Graham Priest (Australia, born 1948)
- Arthur Prior (New Zealand, UK, 1914–1969)
- Hilary Putnam (USA, born 1926)
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R
- Michael O. Rabin (Israel, USA, born 1931)
- Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (1868–1957)
- Frank Plumpton Ramsey (UK, 1903–1930)
- Petrus Ramus (1515–1572)
- Helena Rasiowa (Poland, 1917–1994)
- Carveth Read (Britain, 1848–1931)
- Abraham Robinson (Israel, UK, Canada, USA, 1918–1974)
- Raphael M. Robinson (USA, 1911–1995)
- J. Barkley Rosser (USA, 1907–1989)
- Richard Routley, later Richard Sylvan (New Zealand, 1935–1996)
- Frederick Rowbottom (UK, 1938 – 2009)
- Ian Rumfitt (UK, 20th century)
- Bertrand Russell (UK, 1872–1970)
S
- Gerald Sacks (USA, 1933)
- Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, (Italy, 1667–1733)
- Albert of Saxony (Germany, c. 1316–1390)
- Rolf Schock (USA, Sweden, 1933–1986)
- Moses Schönfinkel (USSR, 1889–1942)
- Ernst Schröder (Germany, 1841–1902)
- Dana Scott (USA, born 1932)
- John Duns Scotus (Britain, France, c. 1266–1308)
- Stewart Shapiro (USA, BORN 1944)
- Fyodor Shcherbatskoy (Russia, 1866–1942)
- Saharon Shelah (Israel, born 1945)
- William of Sherwood (England, 1190–1249)
- Hui Shi (China, fl. 4th century BC)
- Christoph von Sigwart (Germany, 1830–1894)
- Raghunatha Siromani (India, 1470s–1550s)
- Thoralf Skolem (Norway 1887–1963)
- Dimiter Skordev (Bulgaria, born 1936)
- Theodore Slaman (USA, born 1954)
- Raymond Smullyan (USA, born 1919)
- Robert M. Solovay (USA, born 1938)
- Richard the Sophister (fl. late 1200s)
- Peter of Spain (13th century)
- John R. Steel (USA, born 1948)
- Martin Stokhof (Netherlands, born 1950)
- Ralph Strode (England, fl. 1350–1400)
- Akṣapāda Gautama (India, fr 150 CE)
- Richard Swineshead (England, fl. c. 1340–1354)
- Richard Sylvan, born Richard Routley (New Zealand, 1935–1996)
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U
V
W
- Hao Wang (China/USA, 1921–1995)
- Isaac Watts (England, 1674–1748)
- Richard Whately (England, 1787–1863)
- Alfred North Whitehead (UK, 1861–1947)
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (Austria, UK, 1889–1951)
- Christian Wolff (1679-1754)
- W. Hugh Woodin (USA, born 1955)
- John Woods (Canada, born 1937)
- Georg Henrik von Wright (Finland, UK, 1916–2003)
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Z
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