Gheorghe Țițeica
Romanian mathematician (1873–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gheorghe Țițeica (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe t͡siˈt͡sejka]; 4 October 1873 – 5 February 1939) publishing as George or Georges Tzitzéica) was a Romanian mathematician who made important contributions in geometry. He is recognized as the founder of the Romanian school of differential geometry.
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Gheorghe Țițeica | |
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Born | (1873-10-04)4 October 1873 |
Died | 5 February 1939(1939-02-05) (aged 65) |
Resting place | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
Nationality | Romanian |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of Paris École Normale Supérieure |
Known for | Differential geometry Tzitzéica' centro-affine invariant Tzitzeica equation Tzitzéica–Bullough–Dodd equation |
Spouse | Florence Thierin |
Children | Radu, Gabriela, Șerban |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Bucharest Politehnica University of Bucharest |
Thesis | Sur les congruences cycliques et sur les systèmes triplement conjugués (1899) |
Doctoral advisor | Gaston Darboux |
Doctoral students | Dan Barbilian Grigore Moisil |
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