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Kazimierz Kuratowski was a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics. He worked as a professor at the University of Warsaw and at the Mathematical Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Between 1946 and 1953, he served as President of the Polish Mathematical Society.
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science · Polish mathematician and logician (1896–1980) · mathematician · philosopher · topologist · university teacher · also Kazimierz Kuratowski, Kuratowski
Born 2 February 1896 · Died 18 June 1980 · Q161846
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IMPAN, the Polish Mathematical Society, and Kuratowski's daughter Zofia Kuratowska established a prize in his name, the Kuratowski Prize, for achievements in mathematics to people under the age of 30 years
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Died 1980-06-18.
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“A Half Century of Polish Mathematics 1920-1970: Remembrances and Reflections”
Career landmark: chairperson (1968–1980).
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Awarded doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1967).
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Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1966).
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“The Role of Mathematics in the Sciences and in Society”
Became a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, of which he was the vice-president from 1957 to 1968
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Career landmark: director (1948–1967).
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Career landmark: chairperson (1946–1953).
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Became a member of the Polish Academy of Learning, in 1946 he was appointed vice-president of the Mathematics department at Warsaw University, and from 1949 he was chosen to be the vice-president of Warsaw Scientific
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Before the famous Scottish Book was begun (in 1935), hence did not contribute any problems to it
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Was appointed the professor at Warsaw University
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Published “Sur le problème des courbes gauches en Topologie” in Fundamenta Mathematicae — cited 716 times.
Kuratowski became a member of the Warsaw Scientific Society
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Kuratowski was appointed deputy professor of mathematics at Warsaw University
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In the newly established Second Polish Republic
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Studied at University of Warsaw (1915–1921).
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Russian forces withdrew from Warsaw and Warsaw University was reopened with Polish as the language of instruction
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Studied at University of Glasgow (1913–1914).
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Enrolled in an engineering course at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, in part because he did not wish to study in Russian; instruction in Polish was prohibited
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Born 1896-02-02.
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