Ryszard Engelking

Polish mathematician (1935–2023)
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Ryszard Engelking

Summary

Ryszard Engelking is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sosnowiec[2]. He was born on +1935-11-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Warsaw[4]. He died on +2023-11-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], topologist[7], translator[8], and non-fiction writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Ryszard Engelking was born in Sosnowiec[2].
  • Ryszard Engelking died in Warsaw[4].
  • Ryszard Engelking was born on +1935-11-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ryszard Engelking died on +2023-11-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Ryszard Engelking was Barbara Engelking[11].
  • A child of Ryszard Engelking was Anna Engelking[12].
  • Ryszard Engelking held citizenship in Poland[13].
  • Ryszard Engelking worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Ryszard Engelking worked as a topologist[7].
  • Ryszard Engelking worked as a translator[8].
  • Ryszard Engelking worked as a non-fiction writer[9].
  • Ryszard Engelking's field of work was topology[14].
  • Ryszard Engelking's field of work was mathematics[15].
  • Ryszard Engelking's field of work was topological dimension theory[16].
  • Ryszard Engelking's field of work was translating activity[17].
  • Among Ryszard Engelking's employers was University of Warsaw[18].
  • Ryszard Engelking was educated at University of Warsaw[19].
  • Ryszard Engelking was educated at IV High School of Stanislaw Staszic in Sosnowiec[20].
  • Ryszard Engelking's doctoral advisor was Kazimierz Kuratowski[21].
  • Ryszard Engelking was a member of Warsaw Scientific Society[22].
  • Ryszard Engelking's image is recorded as Ryszard Engelking in 2014.jpg[23].
  • Ryszard Engelking is recorded as male[24].
  • Ryszard Engelking's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Ryszard Engelking's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080876838[26].
  • Ryszard Engelking's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8009096[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sosnowiec[2], Ryszard Engelking… he was born on +1935-11-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Warsaw[19], a university[28], in Poland[29], founded in 1816[30], headquartered in Warsaw[31] and IV High School of Stanislaw Staszic in Sosnowiec[20], a general education liceum[32], in Poland[33], founded in 1894[34]. Ryszard Engelking's doctoral advisor was Kazimierz Kuratowski[21]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], topologist[7], translator[8], and non-fiction writer[9]. Fields of work include topology[14], a branch of mathematics[36]; mathematics[15], an academic discipline[37]; topological dimension theory[16], a branch of mathematics[38]; and translating activity[17]. Ryszard Engelking was employed by University of Warsaw[18].

Personal Life

Children include Barbara Engelking[11], a sociologist[39], b. 1962[40], of Poland[41], awarded the Jerzy Giedroyc Prize[42], specialised in psychology[43] and Anna Engelking[12], an ethnologist[44], b. 1959[45], of Poland[46], specialised in cultural anthropology[47].

Death and Burial

Ryszard Engelking died on +2023-11-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Warsaw[4].

Why It Matters

Ryszard Engelking ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Ryszard Engelking born?

Ryszard Engelking's place of birth was Sosnowiec[2].

Where did Ryszard Engelking die?

Ryszard Engelking passed away in Warsaw[4].

What did Ryszard Engelking do for work?

Ryszard Engelking worked as mathematician[6], topologist[7], translator[8], and non-fiction writer[9].

Where did Ryszard Engelking go to school?

Ryszard Engelking was educated at University of Warsaw[19] and IV High School of Stanislaw Staszic in Sosnowiec[20].

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  1. [23] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . Polish Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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