Miron Nicolescu
Miron Nicolescu | |
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| Born | August 27, 1903 |
| Died | June 30, 1975(aged 71) |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest École Normale Supérieure Sorbonne |
| Known for | President of theRomanian Academy |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cernăuți University of Bucharest Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy |
| Thesis | Fonctions complexes dans le plan et dans l'espace(1928) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Montel |
| Doctoral students | Ciprian Foias Solomon Marcus Nicolae Popescu |
Miron Nicolescu(Romanian:[miˈronnikoˈlesku];August 27, 1903 – June 30, 1975) was aRomanianmathematician,best known for his work inreal analysisanddifferential equations.He was president of theRomanian Academyand vice-president of theInternational Mathematical Union.
Born inGiurgiu,the son of a teacher,[1]he attended theMatei Basarab High SchoolinBucharest.After completing his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Mathematics of theUniversity of Bucharestin 1924, he went toParis,where he enrolled at theÉcole Normale Supérieureand theSorbonne.[2]In 1928, he completed his doctoral dissertation,Fonctions complexes dans le plan et dans l'espace,under the direction ofPaul Montel.[3]Upon returning to Romania, he taught at theUniversity of Cernăuțiuntil 1940, when he was named professor at theUniversity of Bucharest.
In 1936, he was elected an associatemember of the Romanian Academy,and, in 1953, full member. AfterKing Michael's Coupof August 23, 1944, Nicolescu joined theSocial Democratic Party,and later became a member of theRomanian Communist Party.[1]In 1963, he became director of theInstitute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy,a position he held until 1973.[2]From 1966 until his death, he served as president of the Romanian Academy.Peter Freund(who met Nicolescu when he gave a lecture inTimișoara), described him as an "affable, debonair man, and a very handsome ladies' man."[4]
Nicolescu was awarded theLegion of Honour,Commander rank,[2]and was elected in 1972 member of theGerman National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.[5][6]At theInternational Congress of Mathematiciansheld inVancouver, British Columbia,Canada in 1974, he was elected vice-president of theInternational Mathematical Union,a position he held from 1975 until his death (his term was completed byGheorghe Vrănceanu).[7]
A technical high school inSector 4of Bucharest bears his name, and so does a boulevard in Giurgiu.
Publications
[edit]- Nicolesco, Miron (1935)."Recherches sur les fonctions polyharmoniques".Annales Scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure.3e série (in French).52:183–220.doi:10.24033/asens.848.
- Nicolescu, Miron (1992).Opera matematică. Ecuații eliptice și parabolice(in Romanian). With a preface bySolomon Marcus.București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România.ISBN973-27-0312-1.MR1254660.OCLC7248296.
- Nicolescu, Miron (1995).Opera matematică. Analiză reală(in Romanian). With a preface bySolomon Marcus.București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România.ISBN973-27-0523-X.MR1473972.OCLC758797290.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abPena, Cătălin (June 30, 2020)."Tov. Academician Miron Nicolescu de la prim început s'a încadrat în regimul democrat popular. Din arhiva CC al PCR".Evenimentul Istoric(in Romanian).RetrievedNovember 1,2020.
- ^abc"L'Académicien Miron Nicolescu (1903–1975). Vice-Président de l'Union Mathématique Internationale"(PDF).mathunion.org(in French).International Mathematics Union.December 10, 1976. pp. 21–22.RetrievedNovember 1,2020.
- ^Miron Nicolescuat theMathematics Genealogy Project
- ^Freund, Peter(2007).A passion for discovery.New Jersey:World Scientific.p. 146.ISBN978-981-277-215-2.OCLC826658068.
- ^"100 de ani de la nașterea academicianului Miron Nicolescu. Noblețea matematicii".acad.ro(in Romanian).Romanian Academy.2003.RetrievedNovember 1,2020.
- ^"Miron Nicolescu".leopoldina.org(in German).German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.RetrievedNovember 2,2020.
- ^"IMU Executive Committees 1952-2014".2015-01-05. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-01-08.RetrievedNovember 1,2020.
- Presidents of the Romanian Academy
- University of Paris alumni
- Romanian expatriates in France
- École Normale Supérieure alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Bucharest
- Academic staff of Chernivtsi University
- People from Giurgiu
- 1903 births
- 1975 deaths
- 20th-century Romanian mathematicians
- Commanders of the Legion of Honour
- University of Bucharest alumni
- Members of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Mathematical analysts
- Matei Basarab National College alumni