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Karol Borsuk
1905 – 1982
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryKarol Borsuk was a Polish mathematician. His main area of interest was topology. He made significant contributions to shape theory, a term which he coined. He also obtained important results in functional analysis. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Warsaw, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Polish Mathematical Society and a leading representative of the Warsaw School of Mathematics.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 8, 1905
Warsaw
Date of death
January 24, 1982
Warsaw
Citizenship
Poland
Occupations & fields
mathematiciantopologistuniversity teacherphilosopherpedagogueauthor
Awards & honours
Honorary doctor of the University of ZagrebOfficer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Notable works
Borsuk–Ulam theoremBorsuk's conjectureBing–Borsuk conjectureAnimal Husbandry
- Field and occupation
- poľský matematik
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