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Wacław Sierpiński

1882 - 1969

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Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński (Polish: [ˈvat͡swaf fraɲˈt͡ɕiʂɛk ɕɛrˈpij̃skʲi] ; 14 March 1882 – 21 October 1969) was a Polish mathematician. He was known for contributions to set theory (research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis), number theory, theory of functions, and topology. He published over 700 papers and 50 books. Three well-known fractals are named after him (the Sierpiński triangle, the Sierpiński carpet, and the Sierpiński curve), as are Sierpiński numbers and the associated Sierpiński problem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wacław Sierpiński is the 194th most popular mathematician (down from 161st in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Poland (down from 215th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Polish Mathematician.

Wacław Sierpiński was a Polish mathematician who is most famous for his work on fractals.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wacław Sierpiński ranks 194 out of 1,004. Before him are Hans Hahn, G. I. Taylor, Harald Bohr, Rafael Bombelli, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, and Étienne-Louis Malus. After him are Camille Jordan, Jan Łukasiewicz, René Thom, James Gregory, Lewis Fry Richardson, and Charles Proteus Steinmetz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Wacław Sierpiński ranks 59. Before him are Aleksandra Ekster, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, August Kopff, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Yusef of Morocco, and Éamon de Valera. After him are Yakub Kolas, Robert Hichens, Pavel Florensky, B. Traven, Petre Dumitrescu, and Friedrich Dollmann. Among people deceased in 1969, Wacław Sierpiński ranks 41. Before him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Abdirashid Shermarke, Josef von Sternberg, Alexandra David-Néel, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, and Vito Genovese. After him are Boris Karloff, Vjekoslav Luburić, B. Traven, Enrique Ballestrero, René Barrientos, and Itzhak Stern.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Wacław Sierpiński ranks 236 out of 1,694. Before him are Przemysł II (1257), Wanda Landowska (1879), Robert Luther (1822), Ernst Toller (1893), Adolf Engler (1844), and Udo Lattek (1935). After him are Bolesław Prus (1847), Emil Ludwig (1881), B. Traven (1882), Władysław II the Exile (1105), Zbigniew Boniek (1956), and Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland

Among mathematicians born in Poland, Wacław Sierpiński ranks 8. Before him are Stefan Banach (1892), Leopold Kronecker (1823), Marian Rejewski (1905), Ernst Kummer (1810), Felix Hausdorff (1868), and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651). After him are Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865), Hermann Schwarz (1843), Martin Kutta (1867), Hermann Grassmann (1809), Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896), and Vitello (1230).

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