Hugo Steinhaus

Polish mathematician (1887–1972)
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Hugo Steinhaus
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32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[33]
Date of birth
January 14, 1887
Date of death
February 25, 1972
Place of birth
Jasło
Place of death
Wrocław
Country of citizenship
Cisleithania, Poland[8][9]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[10]
Doctoral advisor
David Hilbert[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish
Academic thesis
Wikidata item[56]
Birth name
Hugo Dyonizy Steinhaus
Described by source
Q138655309
Erdős number
+2
Family name
Steinhaus[50]
Given name
Hugo, Dyonizy[51][52]
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Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Name in native language
Hugo Steinhaus
P14974
19181
Participated in conflict
World War I[49]
Residence
Poland[48]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hugo Steinhaus ar هوجو شتاين هاوس cs Władysław Hugo Dionizy Steinhaus de Hugo Dionizy Steinhaus el Χιούγκο Στάινχαους fa هوگو استین‌هاوس he הוגו שטיינהאוס ja ステインハウス ja ヒューゴ・シュタインハウス ja フーゴ・シュタインハウス ja フーゴ・スタインハウス ja ユゴー・スタインハウス ko 후고 스테인하우스 pl Hugo Dyonizy Steinhaus pl Hugon Steinhaus ru Гуго Штейнгауз ru Штейнгауз, Гуго uk Гуго Штайнгауз uk Гуґо Штайнгауз uk Хуго Штейнхаус
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.BG ID
8755557
CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119168995
FAST ID
65579
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000019262078664
Goodreads character ID
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IdRef ID
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Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
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Libraries Australia ID
36235319
MR Author ID
227679
MacTutor biography ID
Steinhaus
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
7383
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0034052X
NDL Authority ID
00457590
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0005391
NLA Trove people ID
1234416
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
CNB-a329925
NSK (VIAF) ID
000481920
NUKAT ID
n94201515
National Library of Chile ID
000171699
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000255857
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007297664105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000073249
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BCLp;=BX
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810551901805606
National Library of Portugal ID
220651
National Virtual Library of India ID
165230
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
157169669
Niedersächsische Personen ID
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Obálky knih ID
skuk0005391
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3979483
Open Library ID
OL6282977A, OL26918A
Polish Academy of Sciences ID
STEINHAUS, Hugo
ProsopoMaths ID
69409
RERO ID (legacy)
A003861927
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/278222
WikiTree person ID
Steinhaus-73
WorldCat Entities ID
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ZbMATH author ID
steinhaus.hugo

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Summary

Hugo Steinhaus was born on January 14, 1887[1], in Jasło[2]. He died on February 25, 1972[3], in Wrocław[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Hugo Steinhaus include uniform boundedness principle[57], Steinhaus–Moser notation[58], Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm[59], and he prize[60].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Aleksander Rajchman[61], a mathematician[62], 1890–1940[63], of Poland[64].

He is credited with the discovery of axiom of determinacy[65], an axiom of set theory[66]. Entities named for him include uniform boundedness principle[57], Steinhaus–Moser notation[58], Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm[59], and he prize[60].

His notable doctoral advisees include Stefan Banach[67], a mathematician[68], 1892–1945[69], of Cisleithania[70], awarded the Order of the White Eagle[71], specialised in mathematics[72]; Mark Kac[73], a mathematician[74], 1914–1984[75], of United States[76], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[77], specialised in probability theory[78]; Juliusz Paweł Schauder[79], a mathematician[80], 1899–1943[81], of Poland[82], specialised in partial differential equation[83]; Władysław Orlicz[84], a mathematician[85], 1903–1990[86], of Poland[87], awarded the Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[88], specialised in functional analysis[89]; Jan Mycielski[90], a mathematician[91], 1932–2025[92], of Poland[93], awarded the Stefan Banach Prize[94], specialised in mathematics[95]; and Z. W. Birnbaum[96], a mathematician[97], 1903–2000[98], of Second Polish Republic[99], awarded the Wilks Memorial Award[100], specialised in statistics[101].

FAQs

Where was Hugo Steinhaus born?

Hugo Steinhaus's place of birth was Jasło[2].

Where did Hugo Steinhaus die?

Hugo Steinhaus died in Wrocław[4].

What did Hugo Steinhaus do for work?

Hugo Steinhaus worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Hugo Steinhaus go to school?

Hugo Steinhaus was educated at Lviv University[16] and University of Göttingen[17].

What awards did Hugo Steinhaus receive?

Honors received include Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[24], honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[25], honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw[26], and Stefan Banach Prize[27].

Who did Hugo Steinhaus influence?

Hugo Steinhaus has been cited as an influence by Aleksander Rajchman[61].

What did Hugo Steinhaus discover?

Hugo Steinhaus is credited as discoverer of axiom of determinacy[65].

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