Wawrzyniec Żmurko
Wawrzyniec Żmurko (9 July 1824, in Yavoriv – 3 April 1889, in Lwów (now Lviv)) was a Polish mathematician, professor of Lwów University and Lwów Polytechnic, honoris causa of Lwów University, member of Polish Academy of Learning. He was a president of Polish Copernicus Society of Naturalists (1879-1881). In 1885-1886 he was Rector of the Lwów University. He was the father of a painter, Franciszek Żmurko.
Work[]
Żmurko was active in a number of different fields in mathematics, including of differential equations, analytic functions theory, linear algebra and applications of mathematics. He published in Polish and German. He also invented instruments for drawing conic sections and a device which he called the integrator for graphical solving of calculus integral problems.
References[]
- "Żmurko Wawrzyniec". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
| hide Authority control  | |
|---|---|
| General |
|
| National libraries | |
| Scientific databases | |
 | This article about a Polish mathematician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 19th-century Polish mathematicians
- 1824 births
- 1889 deaths
- Burials at Lychakiv Cemetery
- University of Lviv rectors
- Polish mathematician stubs