A biography for Georg Cantorhasn’t been written yet.
“A set is a Many that allows itself to be thought of as a One.”
“I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently defended on the nature of numbers.”
“In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.”
“The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.”