Abraham Fraenkel

Abraham Fraenkel
Fraenkel in the 1940s
Born	(1891-02-17)February 17, 1891 Munich, Bavaria
Died	October 15, 1965(1965-10-15) (aged 74) Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	University of Marburg
Known for	Zermelo–Fraenkel axioms
Awards	Israel Prize (1956)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Doctoral advisor	Kurt Hensel

Abraham Fraenkel (Hebrew: אברהם הלוי (אדולף) פרנקל; 17 February, 1891 – 15 October, 1965) was a German-born Israeli mathematician. He was an early Zionist and the first Dean of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is known for his contributions to axiomatic set theory, especially his additions to Ernst Zermelo's axioms, which resulted in the Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory.