Roman Sikorski (July 11, 1920 – September 12, 1983) was a Polish mathematician.
Roman Sikorski | |
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Born | |
Died | September 12, 1983 | (aged 63)
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Known for | Rasiowa–Sikorski lemma |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Warsaw |
Doctoral advisor | Andrzej Mostowski |
Sikorski was a professor at the University of Warsaw from 1952 until 1982. Since 1962, he was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Sikorski's research interests included: Boolean algebras, mathematical logic, functional analysis, the theory of distributions, measure theory, general topology, and descriptive set theory.