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Stefan Banach

1892 - 1945

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Stefan Banach (Polish: [ˈstɛfan ˈbanax] ; 30 March 1892 – 31 August 1945) was a Polish mathematician who is generally considered one of the 20th century's most important and influential mathematicians. He was the founder of modern functional analysis, and an original member of the Lwów School of Mathematics. His major work was the 1932 book, Théorie des opérations linéaires (Theory of Linear Operations), the first monograph on the general theory of functional analysis. Born in Kraków to a family of Goral descent, Banach showed a keen interest in mathematics and engaged in solving mathematical problems during school recess. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stefan Banach is the 90th most popular mathematician (down from 83rd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Poland (up from 97th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Mathematician.

Stefan Banach is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He made major contributions to the fields of functional analysis, measure theory, and topology.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Stefan Banach ranks 90 out of 1,004. Before him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Simon Stevin, Herbert A. Hauptman, Alexander Grothendieck, John Couch Adams, and Thomas Harriot. After him are Christian Goldbach, Jim Simons, Leopold Kronecker, Frank P. Ramsey, Joan Clarke, and L. E. J. Brouwer.

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Among people born in 1892, Stefan Banach ranks 28. Before him are Engelbert Dollfuss, Oliver Hardy, George Paget Thomson, Jack L. Warner, Mátyás Rákosi, and William P. Murphy. After him are Gregor Strasser, Erwin Panofsky, Darius Milhaud, Corneille Heymans, Arthur Friedenreich, and J. Paul Getty. Among people deceased in 1945, Stefan Banach ranks 38. Before him are August von Mackensen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Hácha, Hermann Fegelein, and Hans Krebs. After him are Ernst Busch, Friedrich Fromm, Roland Freisler, Josef Kramer, Wied, Prince of Albania, and Robert Ley.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Stefan Banach ranks 88 out of 1,694. Before him are Andrzej Sapkowski (1948), Horst Köhler (1943), Jan Matejko (1838), Krzysztof Penderecki (1933), Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (1767), and Johannes Hevelius (1611). After him are Anna Jagiellon (1523), Tamara de Lempicka (1898), Carl Menger (1840), Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833), Alfred Döblin (1878), and Anton Denikin (1872).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland

Among mathematicians born in Poland, Stefan Banach ranks 2. Before him are Benoit Mandelbrot (1924). After him are Leopold Kronecker (1823), Marian Rejewski (1905), Ernst Kummer (1810), Felix Hausdorff (1868), Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651), Wacław Sierpiński (1882), Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865), Hermann Schwarz (1843), Martin Kutta (1867), and Hermann Grassmann (1809).

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