Roman Sikorski

Roman Sikorski
c.1937
Born	(1920-07-11)July 11, 1920 Mszczonów near Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Died	September 12, 1983(1983-09-12) (aged 63) Warsaw
Nationality	Polish
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Known for	Rasiowa–Sikorski lemma
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Warsaw
Doctoral advisor	Andrzej Mostowski

Roman Sikorski (July 11, 1920 – September 12, 1983) was a Polish mathematician.

Biography

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.

Works

• Boolean Algebras (1960)
• Funkcje rzeczywiste (t. 1–2 1958–59)
• The Mathematics of Metamathematics (1963, together with Helena Rasiowa)
• Rachunek rózniczkowy i całkowy — funkcje wielu zmiennych (1967)

See also

• Warsaw School of Mathematics

References

• Roman Sikorski (11 July 1920–12 September 1983), Studia Mathematica, 78(1984), 105.
• M. Maczynski, T. Traczyk: Roman Sikorski (1920–1983), Wiadom. Mat., 27(2), 1987, 235–241.