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Witold Hurewicz

Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (died 1956)

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Born
June 29, 1904
Died
September 6, 1956
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1904

About Witold Hurewicz

Witold Hurewicz was a Polish mathematician who worked in topology. Hurewicz was awarded a Rockefeller scholarship, which allowed him to spend the year 1927–28 in Amsterdam. Hurewicz worked first at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but during World War II he contributed to the war effort with research on applied mathematics. Investigators did not expect much new information from groups, which were obviously commutative..." Hurewicz was also first to represent a function by an arrow, in about 1940.

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Witold Hurewicz timeline

  1. Hurewicz was awarded a Rockefeller scholarship, which allowed him to spend the year 1927–28 in Amsterdam.
  2. Investigators did not expect much new information from groups, which were obviously commutative..." Hurewicz was also first to represent a function by an arrow, in about 1940.

The world when Witold Hurewicz was born

Witold Hurewicz was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

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Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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