Mieczysław Warmus
Polish mathematician and computer scientist (1932–2008)
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Mieczysław Jan Warmus (born 1 June 1918 in Dobrowlany, Poland (now Дабраўляны, Беларусь); died 20 September 2007 in Wollongong, Australia).[2][3] He was a Polish mathematician, a pioneer of computer science in Poland,[4][5][6] professor, university lecturer, author of over a hundred scientific papers.[7][8] He defended his PhD at Wrocław University based on dissertation Calculating Areas of Flat Surfaces Using Parallelogram Grids under Hugo Steinhaus' supervision.[1][9][10] The habilitation thesis titled "Nomogrammable Functions" was defended on February 22, 1958.[11] By a resolution dated May 29, 1958, the Central Qualification Committee for Scientific Workers awarded Associate Professor Dr. habil. Mieczysław Warmus the academic title of Extraordinary Professor.[2][5]
Mieczysław Jan Warmus Professor | |
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| Born | 1 June 1918 Dobrowlany, Poland |
| Died | 20 September 2007 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Numerical analysis Computer Science |
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| Alma mater | Wrocław University |
| Hugo Steinhaus[1] | |
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| Discipline | Mathematics Computer Science |
| Institutions | Wollongong University |
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Warmus died on September 20, 2007, in Wollongong, Australia. He was buried on October 2, 2007, at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
