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Michael Detlefsen (1948-2019)
Michael Detlefsen (20 Oct 1948-21 Oct 2019)
https://philosophy.nd.edu/news/news/in-memoriam-mic-detlefsen/
It is with great sadness that we announce that our friend and
colleague Mic Detlefsen passed away on October 21. Mic had been on the
faculty of the Notre Dame Philosophy Department since 1983, and since 1990
had held the McMahon-Hank Chair of Philosophy. Mic also had appointments
in recent years at the University of Paris and the University of Nancy,
and earlier visiting appointments at the College de France, Konstanz, and
Split (Croatia). He received the honor of appointment as Senior Chaire
d'Excellence from the Agence National de la Recherche (France) from
2007-2011. At Notre Dame, Mic received the University Research Achievement
Award in 2016, and the James A. Burns C.S.C. award for distinction in
graduate education.
Mic's prodigious research publications focused on the history and
philosophy of mathematics and logic, and he is perhaps best known for his
scholarship on the foundational work of David Hilbert. His contributions
to the scholarly community include long-time editing the Notre Dame
Journal of Formal Logic, along with editorial work for many other journals
and volumes; organizing the Midwest Phil Math Workshop at Notre Dame,
serving as founding president of the Philosophy of Mathematics
Association, and nearly-uncountably many other functions of service to the
community. Mic was especially pleased to be able to work with younger
scholars, and the philosophy of mathematics community owes a good deal to
the work of people taught, mentored, and supervised by Mic.
Mic was a kind and gentle man, a generous colleague, and an
inspirational mentor. We feel his loss deeply.
Christine Grandy
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