Where is Stefan Banach Jr. now?
Stefan Banach, a Polish mathematician who lived from 30 March 1892 to 31 August 1945, is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential mathematicians of the 20th century. He was a founding member of the Lwów School of Mathematics and the creator of contemporary functional analysis. His most important publication was the…
Stefan Banach, a Polish mathematician who lived from 30 March 1892 to 31 August 1945, is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential mathematicians of the 20th century.
He was a founding member of the Lwów School of Mathematics and the creator of contemporary functional analysis.
His most important publication was the first monograph on the general theory of functional analysis, Théorie des opérations linéaires (Theory of Linear Operations), published in 1932.
Since his mother was too impoverished to raise the child herself and his father was a private in the Austro-Hungarian Army, it was agreed that Banach would be brought to the city to be reared by family and friends.
When Banach was 10 years old, in 1902, he joined the school and began working on arithmetic problems with his friend Witold Wikosz, who would go on to become a famous mathematician.
Where is Stefan Banach Jr. now?
He passed away on 31 August 1945. However, Google chose today, July 22, as a day of remembrance for Banach because it was on this day in 1922 that the Polish mathematician was formally recognized as a professor.
