Who is David Hilbert from Prisoner's Dilemma and what is their importance? Prisoner's_Dilemma_(Poundstone) English & Literature David Hilbert | Prisoner's Dilemma

David Hilbert is known as one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century. A German, he hoped to eventually place Mathematics on firm, axiomatic foundation..... he was unsuccessful. Hilbert was von Neumann's teacher.