Zygmunt Janiszewski
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Zygmunt Janiszewski was a Polish mathematician and visionary organizer whose work in topology and efforts to develop a strong national mathematical community helped lay the foundations of the renowned Polish School of Mathematics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zygmunt Janiszewski canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Polish mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | development of Polish mathematics after World War I ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1888-06-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Congress Poland
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Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
Spanish flu pandemic
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influenza ⓘ |
| contributedTo | foundations of the journal Fundamenta Mathematicae ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1920-01-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century mathematics ⓘ |
| familyName | Janiszewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foundations of mathematics
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mathematics ⓘ set theory ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| givenName | Zygmunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kazimierz Kuratowski
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Polish School of Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefan Mazurkiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hilbert
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Felix Hausdorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Polish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Polish mathematical community ⓘ |
| name | Zygmunt Janiszewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Polish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to topology
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organizational work for the Polish School of Mathematics ⓘ program for the development of Polish mathematics ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
creation of a specialized Polish mathematical journal
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program for concentrating Polish mathematical research in selected areas ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Kazimierz Kuratowski
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Stefan Mazurkiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | article "O potrzebach matematyki w Polsce" ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at the University of Warsaw ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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