Roman Sikorski

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

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

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.