E. H. Moore Professions : Mathematician Born : January 26, 1862 Died : December 30, 1932 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by E. H. Moore We lay down a fundamental principle of generalization by abstraction: The existence of analogies between central features of various theories implies the existence of a general theory which underlies the particular theories and unifies them with respect to those central features. E. H. Moore analogies math science Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician All Authors