Andrzej Grzegorczyk ([ˈandʐɛj ɡʐɛˈɡɔrt͡ʂɨk]; 22 August 1922 – 20 March 2014) was a Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, and ethicist noted for his work in computability, mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics.
Andrzej Grzegorczyk | |
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Died | 20 March 2014 | (aged 91)
Resting place | Cemetery in Pruszków, Poland 52°10′N 20°48′E |
Nationality | Polish |
Citizenship | Poland |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University University of Warsaw |
Known for | Grzegorczyk hierarchy Grzegorczyk logic (S4Grz) |
Spouse | Renata Maria Grzegorczykowa (m. 1953) |
Children | Agnieszka Grzegorczyk-Przeciszewska Tomasz Grzegorczyk |
Awards | Stefan Banach Prize (1957) Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (1997) dr. h.c. of Blaise Pascal University (2010) dr. h.c. of Jagiellonian University (2013) Officer's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2014) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Logic Ethics Mathematics philosophy Religious study Social issues Education |
Institutions | University of Warsaw Polish Academy of Sciences University of Amsterdam |
Thesis | On Topological Spaces in Topologies without Points (1950) |
Doctoral advisor | Andrzej Mostowski |
Other academic advisors | Zygmunt Zawirski Władysław Tatarkiewicz |
Doctoral students | Stanisław Krajewski |
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Family members include:
Stanisław Jan Majewski Erazm Majewski Karol Borsuk Magdalena Borsuk-Białynicka Andrzej Białynicki-Birula Iwo Białynicki-Birula Marcin Przeciszewski |
In 1953, Grzegorczyk married Renata Maria Grzegorczykowa, a Polish philologist and expert in polonist linguistics. Grzegorczyk had a daughter and a son.
Grzegorczyk died of natural causes in Warsaw on 20 March 2014 at the age of 91. His body is buried in the Cemetery of Pruszków.