Miroslav Katětov

Czech academic, mathematician and chess player (1918–1995)
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Miroslav Katětov

Summary

Miroslav Katětov is a human[1]. His place of birth was Belinsky[2]. He was born on March 17, 1918[3]. He passed away in Prague[4]. He died on December 15, 1995[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], psychologist[7], chess player[8], topologist[9], and pedagogue[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Key Facts

  • Miroslav Katětov's place of birth was Belinsky[2].
  • Miroslav Katětov died in Prague[4].
  • Miroslav Katětov was born on March 17, 1918[3].
  • Miroslav Katětov died on December 15, 1995[5].
  • Miroslav Katětov held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[12].
  • Miroslav Katětov worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Miroslav Katětov's professions included psychologist[7].
  • Miroslav Katětov's professions included chess player[8].
  • Miroslav Katětov worked as a topologist[9].
  • Miroslav Katětov worked as a pedagogue[10].
  • Miroslav Katětov's professions included chess composer[13].
  • Miroslav Katětov's field of work was topology[14].
  • Miroslav Katětov's field of work was mathematics[15].
  • Miroslav Katětov's field of work was general topology[16].
  • Miroslav Katětov's field of work was functional analysis[17].
  • Miroslav Katětov's field of work was chess[18].
  • Miroslav Katětov held the position of Rector of Charles University[19].
  • Among Miroslav Katětov's employers was Charles University[20].
  • Miroslav Katětov was educated at Charles University[21].
  • Miroslav Katětov's doctoral advisor was Vojtěch Jarník[22].
  • Miroslav Katětov's doctoral advisor was Miloš Kössler[23].
  • Miroslav Katětov is recorded as male[24].
  • Miroslav Katětov's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Miroslav Katětov supervised Zdeněk Hedrlín as a doctoral student[26].
  • Miroslav Katětov supervised Aleš Pultr as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Belinsky[2], Miroslav Katětov… he was born on March 17, 1918[3].

Education

Miroslav Katětov was educated at Charles University[21]. Doctoral advisors include Vojtěch Jarník[22], a mathematician[28], 1897–1970[29], of Austria–Hungary[30], awarded the Order of Labour (Czechoslovakia)[31], specialised in number theory[32] and Miloš Kössler[23], a mathematician[33], 1884–1961[34], of Czechoslovakia[35], specialised in mathematics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], psychologist[7], chess player[8], topologist[9], pedagogue[10], and chess composer[13]. Fields of work include topology[14], a branch of mathematics[37]; mathematics[15], an academic discipline[38]; general topology[16], a branch of mathematics[39]; functional analysis[17], a branch of mathematics[40]; and chess[18], a board game[41], founded in 0601[42]. Miroslav Katětov was employed by Charles University[20]. He held the position of Rector of Charles University[19]. Doctoral students include Zdeněk Hedrlín[26], a mathematician[43], 1933–2018[44], of Czechoslovakia[45], specialised in discrete mathematics[46]; Aleš Pultr[27], a mathematician[47], b. 1938[48], of Czechoslovakia[49], specialised in mathematical analysis[50]; Jan Mařík[51], a mathematician[52], 1920–1994[53], specialised in mathematics[54]; Zdeněk Frolík[55], a mathematician[56], 1933–1989[57], of Czechoslovakia[58], specialised in topology[59]; Vojtěch Bartík[60]; and Ondřej Zindulka[61], a university teacher[62], b. 1961[63], of Czech Republic[64].

Death and Burial

Miroslav Katětov died on December 15, 1995[5]. He passed away in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Miroslav Katětov has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

Where was Miroslav Katětov born?

Miroslav Katětov's place of birth was Belinsky[2].

Where did Miroslav Katětov die?

Miroslav Katětov died in Prague[4].

What did Miroslav Katětov do for work?

Miroslav Katětov worked as mathematician[6], psychologist[7], chess player[8], topologist[9], and pedagogue[10].

Where did Miroslav Katětov go to school?

Miroslav Katětov was educated at Charles University[21].

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  29. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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