Hugo Steinhaus

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Hugo Steinhaus was a prominent Polish mathematician and co-founder of the Lwów School of Mathematics, known for significant contributions to functional analysis, probability theory, and game theory.

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instanceOf Polish mathematician
human
mathematician
academicDegree doctorate in mathematics
birthDate 1887-01-14
birthPlace Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Jasło
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
coAuthor Stefan Banach
coFounded Lwów School of Mathematics
countryOfCitizenship Poland
deathDate 1972-02-25
doctoralAdvisor David Hilbert
educatedAt University of Göttingen
University of Lviv
employer Jan Kazimierz University
surface form: Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów

University of Wrocław
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
surface form: Wrocław University of Technology
familyName Hugo Steinhaus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Steinhaus
fieldOfWork Fourier analysis
functional analysis
game theory
mathematics
measure theory
probability theory
topology
trigonometric series
givenName Hugo
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
Polish
memberOf Lwów School of Mathematics
name Hugo Steinhaus self-link
notableFor co-founding the Lwów School of Mathematics
contributions to functional analysis, probability theory, and game theory
notableStudent Karol Borsuk
Mark Kac
Stanislaw Ulam
surface form: Stanisław Ulam

Stefan Banach
notableWork "Mathematical Snapshots"
Banach–Steinhaus theorem
Kakutani fixed-point theorem
surface form: Kakutani fixed-point theorem (contributions)

Steinhaus chessboard theorem
Steinhaus theorem
mathematical problems column in "Wiadomości Matematyczne"
occupation professor
university teacher
placeOfDeath Wrocław
workLocation Lwów
Wrocław

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Mark Kac doctoralAdvisor Hugo Steinhaus
Mark Kac influencedBy Hugo Steinhaus
Lwów School of Mathematics hasMember Hugo Steinhaus
Hugo Steinhaus name Hugo Steinhaus self-link
Hugo Steinhaus familyName Hugo Steinhaus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Steinhaus
Stefan Banach notableStudent Hugo Steinhaus
Scottish Book compiledBy Hugo Steinhaus
Scottish Café associatedWith Hugo Steinhaus
Stanisław Mazur influencedBy Hugo Steinhaus
Banach–Steinhaus theorem namedAfter Hugo Steinhaus
Steinhaus theorem namedAfter Hugo Steinhaus
"Mathematical Snapshots" author Hugo Steinhaus
subject surface form: Mathematical Snapshots
"Mathematical Snapshots" hasIllustrationsBy Hugo Steinhaus
subject surface form: Mathematical Snapshots
Juliusz Schauder doctoralAdvisor Hugo Steinhaus
Juliusz Schauder coAuthor Hugo Steinhaus
Juliusz Schauder influencedBy Hugo Steinhaus
Bronisław Knaster notableStudent Hugo Steinhaus