Branko Grünbaum

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Branko Grünbaum was a Croatian-Israeli mathematician renowned for his influential work in discrete geometry, particularly on convex polytopes, tilings, and combinatorial geometry.

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instanceOf geometer
human
mathematician
academicDiscipline discrete mathematics
geometry
awardReceived Leroy P. Steele Prize
citizenship Croatia
Israel
coAuthor G. C. Shephard
G. M. Ziegler
V. Kaibel
G. C. Shephard
surface form: V. Klee
countryOfBirth Croatia
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-10-02
dateOfDeath 2018-09-14
educatedAt Hebrew University of Jerusalem
University of Zagreb
employer University of Washington
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Gruenbaum
surface form: Grünbaum
fieldOfWork combinatorial geometry
combinatorics
convex polytopes
discrete geometry
graph theory
mathematics
tilings
gender male
givenName Branko
influenced discrete geometry research in the 20th century
knownFor classification of convex polytopes
contributions to combinatorial geometry
work on arrangements of lines and hyperplanes
work on tilings and patterns
languageSpoken Croatian
English
Hebrew
memberOf American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
name Branko Grünbaum self-link
notableStudent Günter M. Ziegler
notableWork Convex Polytopes
Tilings and Patterns
placeOfBirth Osijek
placeOfDeath Seattle
workLocation Seattle

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H. S. M. Coxeter notableStudent Branko Grünbaum
Micha Sharir hasAcademicAdvisor Branko Grünbaum
Branko Grünbaum name Branko Grünbaum self-link