Fraenkel was a world-renowned mathematician in pre–Second World War Germany, whose work on set theory was fundamental to the development of modern mathematics.
Acknowledgements.- Foreword to the 2015 English edition by Menachem Magidor.- Foreword to the 1967 German edition by Yehoshua Bar-Hillel.- 1.My Ancestors.- 2. Childhood and Adolescence in Munich (1891–1910).- 3.As a Student at Prussian Universities (1910–1914).- 4.As a Soldier in the First World War (1914–1919).- 5.As a Professor in Marburg and Kiel (1919–1929).- 6. Epilogue (1929–1933).- Afterword: 1933–1965 by Jiska Cohen-Mansfield.- Family trees.- Bibliography of works by Abraham A. Fraenkel.- Index.
"Fraenkel's distinctive voice makes his memoir a fascinating read. His importance makes it a valuable historical source. I found it both enjoyable and instructive." (Fernando Q. Gouvea, MAA Reviews, maa.org, December, 2016)