Tadeusz Ważewski

Tadeusz Ważewski (24 September 1896 – 5 September 1972)[1] was a Polish mathematician.

Tadeusz Ważewski
Born(1896-09-24)24 September 1896
Chortkiv, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Died5 September 1972(1972-09-05) (aged 75)
Rabka-Zdrój
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsJagiellonian University
Doctoral advisorStanisław Zaremba[1]
Doctoral studentsAnna Zofia Krygowska
Stanisław Łojasiewicz
Czesław Olech
Andrzej Pliś
Zofia Szmydt[2]

Ważewski made important contributions to the theory of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, control theory and the theory of analytic spaces. He is most famous for applying the topological concept of retract, introduced by Karol Borsuk, to the study of the solutions of differential equations.

References
  1. O'Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund (February 2000). "Tadeusz Wazewski". MacTutor History of Mathematics. University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. "PhD in mathematics obtained at the Jagiellonian University".


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