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George Boolos

George Boolos was a very smart man who liked to think about things called logic and mathematics. He taught at a university and wrote many books and papers about these things. He liked to ask really hard questions that would make other people scratch their heads and think really hard too. Even a lot of the other smart people he worked with would sometimes have a hard time understanding what he was saying! But even though he was really smart, he was also very kind and patient with people who didn't understand as much as he did. He was a great teacher and helped a lot of people learn about logic and math. Many people still study his work today, even though he passed away in 1996. George Boolos is remembered as a brilliant thinker who made a big impact in the world of logic and mathematics.