Zbigniew Ciesielski worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Zbigniew Ciesielski as Polish mathematician (1934–2020).
Zbigniew Ciesielski was born at Gdańsk in 1934. His recorded nationality is Poland. He studied at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at University of Gdańsk and Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences.
The recorded fields of work are mathematics and probability theory.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
The honours record reads: Stefan Banach Medal (1992), Stefan Banach Prize (1964), Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
That the work was done from Poland matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Zbigniew Ciesielski died in 2020, aged 86. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Stefan Banach Medal — 1992
- Stefan Banach Prize — 1964
- Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Held posts at University of Gdańsk and Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Fields: mathematics and probability theory
