Hugo Steinhaus
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32 properties- Instance of
- human
- 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]
- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher
- Field of work
- probability theory, functional analysis, mathematics[11][12][13]
- Educated at
- Lviv University, University of Göttingen[16][17]
- Award received
- Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw, Stefan Banach Prize, Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
- Notable work
- Steinhaus–Moser notation, uniform boundedness principle, Steinhaus theorem, Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm[20][21][22][23]
- Doctoral advisor
- David Hilbert[18]
- Doctoral student
- Stefan Banach, Mark Kac, Aleksander Rajchman, Z. W. Birnbaum, Józef Łukaszewicz, Marek Fisz, Władysław Orlicz, Julian Perkal, Juliusz Paweł Schauder, Stanisław Trybuła, Andrzej Zięba, Henryk Fast, Agnieszka Plucińska, Ping Cheng, Sala Weinlös, Jan Oderfeld[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- Polish
- Academic thesis
- Wikidata item[56]
- Birth name
- Hugo Dyonizy Steinhaus
- Described by source
- Q138655309
- Erdős number
- +2
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- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Name in native language
- Hugo Steinhaus
- P14974
- 19181
- Participated in conflict
- World War I[49]
- Place of burial
- Holy Family Cemetery[7]
- Student
- Marceli Stark[19]
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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].
Body
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].