Wladyslaw Slebodzinski
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Władysław Ślebodziński (b. February 6, 1884 in Pysznica
– January 3, 1972 in Wrocław, Poland
) was a Polish
mathematician
.
Władysław was educated at the Jagiellonian University
in Kraków
and then lectured at the Poznań University
. During the Second World War he lectured at the underground universities for which he was imprisoned, surviving the Auschwitz
, Gross-Rosen
and Nordhausen
concentration camps.
In 1945 he became professor at the Wrocław University, and from 1951 he was professor at the Poznań University of Technology
. With Bronisław Knaster, Edward Marczewski
and Hugo Steinhaus
he was a co-founder of the mathematical journal Colloquium Mathematicum.
From 1949 until 1960 he was a member of the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
.
Interest: Differential geometry. In 1931 , he introduced a definition of the Lie derivative
although the name Lie derivative occurred first in a (two parts) paper by van Dantzig
,
as asserted by J.A. Schouten
in his introduction to tensor analysis and its geometrical applications.
Doctor honoris causa of the Poznań University of Technology, Wrocław University of Technology and of the Wrocław University. An honorary member of the Polish Mathematical Society
.
Pysznica
Pysznica is a village in Stalowa Wola County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pysznica. It lies approximately east of Stalowa Wola and north of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of 2,800.-References:...
– January 3, 1972 in Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
.
Władysław was educated at the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
and then lectured at the Poznań University
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
Adam Mickiewicz University is one of the major Polish universities, located in the city of Poznań in western Poland. It opened on May 7, 1919, and since 1955 has carried the name of the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.-History:...
. During the Second World War he lectured at the underground universities for which he was imprisoned, surviving the Auschwitz
Auschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
, Gross-Rosen
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
KL Gross-Rosen was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen, Lower Silesia . It was located directly on the rail line between Jauer and Striegau .-The camp:...
and Nordhausen
Nordhausen
Nordhausen is a town at the southern edge of the Harz Mountains, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen...
concentration camps.
In 1945 he became professor at the Wrocław University, and from 1951 he was professor at the Poznań University of Technology
Poznan University of Technology
Poznań University of Technology, PUT is a university located in Poznań, Poland. Poznań University of Technology is known as one of the best technical universities in Poland...
. With Bronisław Knaster, Edward Marczewski
Edward Marczewski
Edward Marczewski was a Polish mathematician. His surname until 1940 was Szpilrajn.Marczewski was a member of the Warsaw School of Mathematics...
and Hugo Steinhaus
Hugo Steinhaus
Władysław Hugo Dionizy Steinhaus was a Polish mathematician and educator. Steinhaus obtained his PhD under David Hilbert at Göttingen University in 1911 and later became a professor at the University of Lwów, where he helped establish what later became known as the Lwów School of Mathematics...
he was a co-founder of the mathematical journal Colloquium Mathematicum.
From 1949 until 1960 he was a member of the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...
.
Interest: Differential geometry. In 1931 , he introduced a definition of the Lie derivative
Lie derivative
In mathematics, the Lie derivative , named after Sophus Lie by Władysław Ślebodziński, evaluates the change of a vector field or more generally a tensor field, along the flow of another vector field...
although the name Lie derivative occurred first in a (two parts) paper by van Dantzig
David van Dantzig
David van Dantzig was a Dutch mathematician, well known for the construction in topology of the dyadic solenoid....
,
as asserted by J.A. Schouten
Jan Arnoldus Schouten
Jan Arnoldus Schouten was a Dutch mathematician. He was an important contributor to the development of tensor calculus and was one of the founders of the Mathematisch Centrum in Amsterdam....
in his introduction to tensor analysis and its geometrical applications.
Doctor honoris causa of the Poznań University of Technology, Wrocław University of Technology and of the Wrocław University. An honorary member of the Polish Mathematical Society
Polish Mathematical Society
The Polish Mathematical Society began in Kraków, Poland in 1917. It was originally simply called the Mathematical Society. It was officially constituted on April 2, 1919.Hugo Steinhaus, Stefan Banach and Otto Nikodym were among the founders....
.
See also
- Kraków School of MathematicsKraków School of MathematicsKraków School of Mathematics was a sub-group of Polish School of Mathematics represented by mathematicians from the Kraków universities—Jagiellonian University and the AGH University of Science and Technology, active during the interwar period...