Raymond M. Smullyan
Raymond M. Smullyan
25 May 1919 – 6 Feb 2017- Books
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Raymond Merrill Smullyan was an American mathematician, magician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist, and philosopher.
Born in Far Rockaway, New York, his first career was stage magic. He earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He is one of many logicians to have studied with Alonzo Church.
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Raymond Smullyan is widely recognized for his recreational mathematics books, particularly those featuring logic puzzles and paradoxes that explore concepts in mathematical logic and set theory.
A good starting point for new readers is "What Is the Name of This Book?", which introduces many of his signature logic puzzles and philosophical riddles in an accessible way.
Raymond Smullyan published all of his known works under his own name, Raymond Smullyan, or variations such as R.M. Smullyan.