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Kazimierz Kuratowski

  • Warsaw: February 2, 1896 celebration
  • Warsaw: June 18, 1980 celebration
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    Kazimierz Kuratowski  
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    Poland, Russian Empire  
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    Kazimierz Kuratowski
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    Kazimierz Kuratow  
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Warsaw: February 2, 1896  
  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Warsaw: June 18, 1980  
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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. mathematics
    2. set theory
    3. topology
    4. graph theory
    5. metric space
    6. mathematical logic
    7. measure theory
     
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  • school Education

    1. University of Warsaw
    2. University of Glasgow
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1967)
    2. Work Flag Order, 2nd class
    3. Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
    4. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1966)
    5. Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
     
  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Kuratowski's theorem
    2. Knaster–Kuratowski–Mazurkiewicz lemma
    3. Kuratowski embedding
    4. Knaster–Kuratowski fan
    5. Kuratowski's closure-complement problem
    6. Kuratowski's free set theorem
    7. Kuratowski convergence
    8. Tarski–Kuratowski algorithm
    9. Kuratowski closure axioms
    10. Kuratowski–Ulam theorem
    11. Kuratowski and Ryll-Nardzewski measurable selection theorem
     
  • Polish mathematician (1896–1980) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1967), Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Commander of the Order of Polonia

1. Simone Warzel

  • Erlangen: February 2, 1973 celebration

German mathematician | University of Cambridge (1994), University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (2001) | Erlangen: February 2, 1973 - Buenos Aires: November 22, 2001

2. Nikolay Kolachevsky

  • Dolgoprudny: February 2, 1972 celebration

Russian physicist, Director of the Lebedev Physical Institute since 2015 | MIPT Department of General and Applied Physics | Dolgoprudny: February 2, 1972

3. Natalie Rusk

  • February 2, 1965 celebration

computer scientist | Scratch | Harvard Graduate School of Education, Brown University, Tufts University | February 2, 1965 - August 17, 2023 | Natalie Rusk

4. Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi

  • Varanasi: February 2, 1964 celebration

Islamic Scholar، Educator & Philosopher | Varanasi: February 2, 1964 - Marburg: April 24, 1875 | Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi | Varanasi: February 2, 1964 - Marburg

5. Dariusz Gawin

  • Warsaw: February 2, 1964 celebration

Polish historian and sociologist | Fellow of Collegium Invisibile, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2013), Silver Medal for Merit to Culture –

6. Arati Prabhakar

  • New Delhi: February 2, 1959 celebration

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | IEEE Fellow | Texas Tech University, California Institute of Technology, Monterey High School | New

7. Stephen Silvia

  • Buffalo: February 2, 1959 celebration

American academic | Yale University, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations | Buffalo: February 2, 1959 - Orange: August 30, 1941

8. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree

  • Nan: February 2, 1958 celebration

Thai diplomat, ambassador, ITLOS judge | Harvard Law School, University of Cambridge, University of Wales | Nan: February 2, 1958 - Saint Petersburg: January 1, 1919

9. Elmar Mock

  • La Chaux-de-Fonds: February 2, 1954 celebration

Swiss industrial engineer | European Inventor Award (2017) | The Innovation Factory | La Chaux-de-Fonds: February 2, 1954 - January 1, 1919 | Elmar Mock | La

10. Ralph Merkle

  • Berkeley: February 2, 1952 celebration

American cryptographer and cryonicist | Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (1998), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2011), National Cyber Security Hall of Fame

11. G. V. Belyi

  • February 2, 1951 celebration

Moscow State University | February 2, 1951 - Kfar Saba: March 21, 1998 | G. V. Belyi | February 2, 1951 - Kfar Saba: March 21, 1998 | Moscow State University

12. Christian Ruby

  • February 2, 1950 celebration

French philosopher | February 2, 1950 - Princeton: July 29, 1982 | Christian Ruby | February 2, 1950 - Princeton: July 29, 1982

13. Tōru Eguchi (Toru Eguchi)

  • Tsuchiura: February 2, 1948 celebration
  • January 30, 2019 deceased

Japanese physicist | Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (2009) | University of Tokyo | Tsuchiura: February 2, 1948 - January 30, 2019 | Tōru Eguchi (Toru Eguchi)

14. Bernard Drévillon (Bernard Drevillon)

  • Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys: February 2, 1946 celebration

French physicist | CNRS silver medal (1995), Officer of the National Order of Merit (2015) | Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys: February 2, 1946 - Prostějov: May 6, 1957

15. Yurii B Gaididei

  • Kyiv: February 2, 1945 celebration
  • Kyiv: October 30, 2019 deceased

physicist - theorist | Alexander Davydov Prize, State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology (1977) | Faculty of Physics of the Taras Shevchenko

16. Jiří Horáček (Jiri Horacek)

  • Nová Paka: February 2, 1945 celebration

Czech physicist (*1945) | Charles University | Nová Paka: February 2, 1945 - The Hague: August 30, 1959 | Jiří Horáček (Jiri Horacek) | Nová Paka

17. Ferenc Olosz

  • February 2, 1944 celebration

Manó Beke Prize (2011) | Babeș-Bolyai University | February 2, 1944 - January 1, 1310 | Ferenc Olosz | February 2, 1944 - January 1, 1310 | Manó Beke Prize (2011)

18. Marc Richir

  • Couillet: February 2, 1943 celebration
  • Avignon: November 9, 2015 deceased

Belgian philosopher (1943–2015) | Couillet: February 2, 1943 - Avignon: November 9, 2015 | Marc Richir - Marc Jean Charles Camille Richir | Couillet

19. Bob Grumman

  • Norwalk: February 2, 1941 celebration
  • Port Charlotte: April 2, 2015 deceased

American poet (1941-2015) | Norwalk: February 2, 1941 - Port Charlotte: April 2, 2015 | Bob Grumman | Norwalk: February 2, 1941 - Port Charlotte: April 2, 2015

20. Manfred Knebusch

  • Lübz: February 2, 1939 celebration

German mathematician | University of Hamburg | Lübz: February 2, 1939 - January 1, -0288 | Manfred Knebusch | Lübz: February 2, 1939 - January 1, -0288

21. Leon Kass

  • Chicago: February 2, 1939 celebration

American academic | Irving Kristol Award (2012), Jefferson Lecture (2009), Guggenheim Fellowship, Harvard Centennial Medal, Harvard Centennial Medal (2003)

22. C. R. Hagen

  • Chicago: February 2, 1937 celebration

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Sakurai Prize (2010) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Luther High School North | Chicago

23. Evgeny Velikhov

  • Moscow: February 2, 1935 celebration
  • Moscow: December 5, 2024 deceased

Soviet physicist (1935–2024) | Order of the Rising Sun (2016), Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2020), State Prize of the Russian Federation (2002)

24. Jean-Louis Verdier

  • Le Havre: February 2, 1935 celebration
  • Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française: August 25, 1989 deceased

French mathematician (1935–1989) | Science Faculty of Paris, University of Paris, École Normale Supérieure | Le Havre: February 2, 1935

25. Albert Chapelle

  • Saint-Hubert: February 2, 1929 celebration
  • Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: January 5, 2003 deceased

Belgian philosopher (1929-2003) | Saint-Hubert: February 2, 1929 - Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: January 5, 2003 | Albert Chapelle | Saint-Hubert: February 2, 1929

26. Cornelis Verhoeven

  • Udenhout: February 2, 1928 celebration
  • 's-Hertogenbosch: June 11, 2001 deceased

Dutch philosopher | Hilvarenbeek literary award (1969), Anne Frank Prize (1965), P.C. Hooft Award (1978) | Radboud University Nijmegen | Udenhout: February 2

27. George Weston

  • Catford: February 2, 1925 celebration
  • Dorking: July 25, 2009 deceased

British physicist | St Dunstan's College, University of London | Catford: February 2, 1925 - Dorking: July 25, 2009 | George Weston | Catford: February 2, 1925

28. Luciano Lenti

  • Alessandria: February 2, 1924 celebration
  • June 8, 2007 deceased

Italian politician (1924-2007) | Alessandria: February 2, 1924 - June 8, 2007 | Luciano Lenti | Alessandria: February 2, 1924 - June 8, 2007

29. Robert E. Bourdeau

  • Turners Falls: February 2, 1922 celebration
  • Laurel: March 10, 2010 deceased

American physicist (1922-2010) | NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1969), NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1962) | University of Massachusetts Amherst

30. Arturs Eižens Zalsters (Arturs Eizens Zalsters)

  • Melluži: February 2, 1922 celebration
  • Jūrmala: March 3, 2008 deceased

Latvian scientist | Melluži: February 2, 1922 - Jūrmala: March 3, 2008 | Arturs Eižens Zalsters (Arturs Eizens Zalsters) | Melluži: February 2, 1922

31. Shmuel Agmon

  • Tel Aviv: February 2, 1922 celebration
  • March 21, 2025 deceased

Israeli mathematician (1922–2025) | The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (2007), honorary doctorate from University of Nantes (1990), Israel Prize

32. George Sweigert

  • Akron: February 2, 1920 celebration
  • Fort Wayne: February 23, 1999 deceased

American inventor (1920-1999) | Akron: February 2, 1920 - Fort Wayne: February 23, 1999 | George Sweigert | Akron: February 2, 1920 - Fort Wayne: February 23, 1999

33. Hugo Collumbien

  • February 2, 1917 celebration

February 2, 1917 - Málaga: November 10, 1890 | Hugo Collumbien | February 2, 1917 - Málaga: November 10, 1890

34. Paul Eduard Lepoeter

  • February 2, 1916 celebration
  • June 28, 1978 deceased

Dutch teacher (1916-1978) | February 2, 1916 - June 28, 1978 | Paul Eduard Lepoeter | February 2, 1916 - June 28, 1978

35. Masanobu Fukuoka

  • Iyo: February 2, 1913 celebration
  • Iyo: August 16, 2008 deceased

Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913-2008) | Ramon Magsaysay Award (1988) | The One-Straw Revolution | Iyo: February 2, 1913 - Iyo: August 16, 2008 | Masanobu

36. Mohinder Singh Randhawa

  • Zira: February 2, 1909 celebration
  • Kharar: March 3, 1986 deceased

Indian art historian and botanist (1909-1986) | Padma Bhushan in science & engineering | University of the Punjab | Zira: February 2, 1909 - Kharar: March 3, 1986

37. Ayn Rand

  • Saint Petersburg: February 2, 1905 celebration
  • Manhattan: March 6, 1982 deceased

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982) | Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame (1987), Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame (1983) | Atlas

38. Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

  • Amsterdam: February 2, 1903 celebration
  • Zurich: January 12, 1996 deceased

Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996) | Cothenius Medal (1969), honorary doctor of the University of Athens (1961), Fellow of the

39. Gertrude Blanch

  • Kolno: February 2, 1897 celebration
  • San Diego: January 1, 1996 deceased

American mathematician (1897–1996) | United States Air Force award or decoration (1958), Federal Woman's Award (1964), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts

40. Kazimierz Kuratowski

  • Warsaw: February 2, 1896 celebration
  • Warsaw: June 18, 1980 deceased

Polish mathematician (1896–1980) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1967), Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Commander of the Order of Polonia

41. Georg Masing

  • Saint Petersburg: February 2, 1885 celebration
  • Göttingen: October 2, 1956 deceased

German metallurgist (1885-1956) | Saint Petersburg: February 2, 1885 - Göttingen: October 2, 1956 | Georg Masing | Saint Petersburg: February 2, 1885

42. Joseph Wedderburn

  • Forfar: February 2, 1882 celebration
  • Princeton: October 9, 1948 deceased

British mathematician (1882–1948) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1933), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1903), Makdougall Brisbane Prize (1918)

43. Gustav Herglotz

  • Volary: February 2, 1881 celebration
  • Göttingen: March 22, 1953 deceased

German mathematician (*1881 – †1953) | Richard Lieben prize (1915) | Herglotz–Zagier function, Herglotz-Noether theorem | Ludwig-Maximilian-University

44. Josip Srebrnič (Josip Srebrnic)

  • Solkan: February 2, 1876 celebration
  • Krk: June 21, 1966 deceased

Catholic archbishop | University of Vienna, Pontifical Gregorian University | Solkan: February 2, 1876 - Krk: June 21, 1966 | Josip Srebrnič (Josip Srebrnic)

45. Maria Bakunin

  • Krasnoyarsk: February 2, 1873 celebration
  • Naples: April 17, 1960 deceased

Italian chemist and biologist | University of Naples Federico II | Krasnoyarsk: February 2, 1873 - Naples: April 17, 1960 | Maria Bakunin | Krasnoyarsk

46. Gaston Rageot

  • Alençon: February 2, 1871 celebration
  • Marseille: January 1, 1942 deceased

French novelist and essayist | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1933), Vitet Prize (1914) | Alençon: February 2, 1871 - Marseille: January 1, 1942 | Gaston

47. Charles Brady King

  • Angel Island: February 2, 1868 celebration
  • Rye: June 22, 1957 deceased

inventor (1868-1957) | Cascadilla School | Angel Island: February 2, 1868 - Rye: June 22, 1957 | Charles Brady King | Angel Island: February 2, 1868 - Rye: June 22, 1957

48. Adolf Dyroff

  • Damm: February 2, 1866 celebration
  • Munich: July 3, 1943 deceased

German philosopher, psychologist, educationist and writer (1866-1943) | Damm: February 2, 1866 - Munich: July 3, 1943 | Adolf Dyroff | Damm: February 2, 1866

49. Max Wenkel

  • Groß Börnecke: February 2, 1864 celebration
  • January 1, 1943 deceased

German automobile pioneer | Groß Börnecke: February 2, 1864 - January 1, 1943 | Max Wenkel | Groß Börnecke: February 2, 1864 - January 1, 1943

50. August Gutzmer

  • Neustadt (Dosse): February 2, 1860 celebration
  • Halle (Saale): May 10, 1924 deceased

German mathematician (1860–1924) | Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Berlin | Neustadt (Dosse)

51. Nickolay Delone

  • Moscow: February 2, 1856 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: March 20, 1931 deceased

Russian mathematician (1856-1931) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Moscow: February 2, 1856 - Saint Petersburg: March 20, 1931

52. Leopold Gegenbauer

  • Asperhofen: February 2, 1849 celebration
  • Gießhübl: June 3, 1903 deceased

Austrian mathematician (1849–1903) | Gegenbauer polynomials | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Vienna | Asperhofen: February 2, 1849

53. Ivan Puliui

  • Hrymailiv: February 2, 1845 celebration
  • Smíchov: January 31, 1918 deceased

Ukrainian physicist (1845–1918) | University of Vienna, Barbareum, University of Strasbourg | Hrymailiv: February 2, 1845 - Smíchov: January 31, 1918 | Ivan

54. Julian Sochocki

  • Warsaw: February 2, 1842 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: December 14, 1927 deceased

Polish-Russian mathematician | Sokhotski–Plemelj theorem, Casorati–Weierstrass theorem | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg

55. Rudolf von Fischer-Benzon

  • Elsdorf-Westermühlen: February 2, 1839 celebration
  • Wyk auf Föhr: July 18, 1911 deceased

German librarian and botanist (1839-1911) | University of Kiel | Elsdorf-Westermühlen: February 2, 1839 - Wyk auf Föhr: July 18, 1911 | Rudolf von

56. Josef Székely (Josef Szekely)

  • Szombathely: February 2, 1838 celebration
  • Vienna: October 18, 1901 deceased

Austro-Hungarian chemist and photographer (1838-1901) | Szombathely: February 2, 1838 - Vienna: October 18, 1901 | Josef Székely (Josef Szekely)

57. William Stanley

  • Islington: February 2, 1829 celebration
  • South Norwood: August 14, 1909 deceased

English inventor (1829–1909) | Islington: February 2, 1829 - South Norwood: August 14, 1909 | William Stanley | Islington: February 2, 1829 - South Norwood

58. Tomás Ariño y Sancho (Tomas Arino y Sancho)

  • Camarillas: February 2, 1827 celebration
  • Madrid: September 9, 1882 deceased

Spanish politician | University of Valencia | Camarillas: February 2, 1827 - Madrid: September 9, 1882 | Tomás Ariño y Sancho (Tomas Arino y Sancho)

59. Aleksey Viktorov

  • February 2, 1827 celebration

Moscow Theological Academy | February 2, 1827 - Kharkiv: June 12, 1990 | Aleksey Viktorov | February 2, 1827 - Kharkiv: June 12, 1990

60. Jean-Étienne Lallier (Jean-Etienne Lallier)

  • Beuvardes: February 2, 1816 celebration
  • Soissons: January 19, 1892 deceased

French inventor | Beuvardes: February 2, 1816 - Soissons: January 19, 1892 | Jean-Étienne Lallier (Jean-Etienne Lallier) | Beuvardes: February 2, 1816

61. Carlo Conti

  • Legnano: February 2, 1802 celebration
  • Padua: April 23, 1849 deceased

Italian mathematician (1802-1849) | Legnano: February 2, 1802 - Padua: April 23, 1849 | Carlo Conti | Legnano: February 2, 1802 - Padua: April 23, 1849

62. Joseph Torrey

  • Rowley: February 2, 1797 celebration
  • Burlington: November 26, 1867 deceased

professor of philosophy (1797-1867) | Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School, Dartmouth College | Rowley: February 2, 1797 - Burlington: November 26, 1867

63. Johann August Grunert

  • Halle (Saale): February 2, 1797 celebration
  • Greifswald: July 7, 1872 deceased

Roman mathematician and university teacher (1797-1872) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Halle (Saale): February 2, 1797 - Greifswald: July 7, 1872

64. William Hopkins

  • Kingston on Soar: February 2, 1793 celebration
  • Cambridge: October 13, 1866 deceased

English mathematician and geologist (1793-1866) | Wollaston Medal (1850), Fellow of the Royal Society (1837) | Peterhouse, University of Cambridge | Kingston

65. Jacques Philippe Marie Binet

  • Rennes: February 2, 1786 celebration
  • Paris: May 12, 1856 deceased

French mathematician (1786-1856) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1821) | Cauchy–Binet formula, Binet equation, Binet–Cauchy identity, Binet’s theorem

66. James Chalmers

  • Arbroath: February 2, 1782 celebration
  • Dundee: May 26, 1853 deceased

1782-1853; alleged Scottish inventor of the adhesive postage stamp | Arbroath: February 2, 1782 - Dundee: May 26, 1853 | James Chalmers | Arbroath: February 2

67. Pietro Peretti

  • Castagnole Piemonte: February 2, 1781 celebration
  • Rome: January 1, 1864 deceased

Italian pharmacist and chemist (1781-1864) | Castagnole Piemonte: February 2, 1781 - Rome: January 1, 1864 | Pietro Peretti | Castagnole Piemonte: February 2

68. Heinrich Friedrich Link

  • Hildesheim: February 2, 1767 celebration
  • Berlin: January 1, 1851 deceased

German naturalist and botanist | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the Royal Society, Pour le Mérite | University of Göttingen

69. Pierre-Alexandre Lemare

  • Grande-Rivière: February 2, 1766 celebration
  • Paris: December 18, 1835 deceased

French inventor (1766-1835) | University of Montpellier | Grande-Rivière: February 2, 1766 - Paris: December 18, 1835 | Pierre-Alexandre Lemare

70. Timofei Fedorovic Osipovsky

  • Osipovo: February 2, 1765 celebration
  • Moscow: June 24, 1832 deceased

Russian mathematician | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | Herzen University, St. Vladimir Seminary Feofanovskaya | Osipovo

71. Giovanni Battista Audiffredi

  • Saorge: February 2, 1714 celebration
  • Rome: July 4, 1794 deceased

Italian astronomers | Saorge: February 2, 1714 - Rome: July 4, 1794 | Giovanni Battista Audiffredi | Saorge: February 2, 1714 - Rome: July 4, 1794

72. Johann Christoph Gottsched

  • Königsberg: February 2, 1700 celebration
  • Leipzig: December 12, 1766 deceased

German writer, dramaturge, linguist and literary theorist as well as professor of poetics, logic and metaphysics (1700–1766) | University of Königsberg

73. Samuel Strimesius

  • February 2, 1648 celebration

February 2, 1648 - Ryde: March 14, 1901 | Samuel Strimesius | February 2, 1648 - Ryde: March 14, 1901

74. Walter Charleton

  • Shepton Mallet: February 2, 1619 celebration
  • London: April 24, 1707 deceased

English physician, philosopher, and naturalist | Harveian Oration (1706) | Magdalen Hall | Shepton Mallet: February 2, 1619 - London: April 24, 1707 | Walter

75. Michał Sędziwój (Michal Sedziwoj)

  • Łukowica: February 2, 1566 celebration
  • Kravaře: January 1, 1636 deceased

Polish alchemist, philosopher, and medical doctor | Jagiellonian University | Łukowica: February 2, 1566 - Kravaře: January 1, 1636 | Michał Sędziwój

76. Ernestus Hettenbach

  • Bad Mergentheim: February 2, 1552 celebration
  • Lutherstadt Wittenberg: October 2, 1616 deceased

German physicist (1552-1616) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Bad Mergentheim: February 2, 1552 - Lutherstadt Wittenberg: October 2, 1616

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