American mathematician
Raymond Smullyan was a multifaceted individual born on May 25, 1919, in Queens and held citizenship in the United States . He passed away on February 6, 2017, in New York City . Smullyan was accomplished in various sectors, primarily as a mathematician , pianist , philosopher , computer scientist , and chess composer .
Smullyan studied at both Princeton University and the University of Chicago . His doctoral advisor was Alonzo Church . Raymond Smullyan also mentored several doctoral students, including Henry Pogorzelski , Robert Cowen , and Melvin Fitting .