Romanian mathematician (1903–1975)
Miron Nicolescu (Romanian: [miˈron nikoˈlesku] ; August 27, 1903 – June 30, 1975) was a Romanian mathematician , best known for his work in real analysis and differential equations . He was president of the Romanian Academy and vice-president of the International Mathematical Union .
Born in Giurgiu , the son of a teacher,[ 1] he attended the Matei Basarab High School in Bucharest . After completing his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Bucharest in 1924, he went to Paris , where he enrolled at the École Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne .[ 2] In 1928, he completed his doctoral dissertation, Fonctions complexes dans le plan et dans l'espace , under the direction of Paul Montel .[ 3] Upon returning to Romania, he taught at the University of Cernăuți until 1940, when he was named professor at the University of Bucharest .
In 1936, he was elected an associate member of the Romanian Academy , and, in 1953, full member. After King Michael's Coup of August 23, 1944, Nicolescu joined the Social Democratic Party , and later became a member of the Romanian Communist Party .[ 1] In 1963, he became director of the Institute 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 in Timișoara ), described him as an "affable, debonair man, and a very handsome ladies' man."[ 4]
Nicolescu was awarded the Legion of Honour , Commander rank,[ 2] and was elected in 1972 member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .[ 5] [ 6] At the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada in 1974, he was elected vice-president of the International Mathematical Union , a position he held from 1975 until his death (his term was completed by Gheorghe Vrănceanu ).[ 7]
A technical high school in Sector 4 of Bucharest bears his name, and so does a boulevard in Giurgiu.
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Romanian Academy (1876-1948) Academy of the Romanian People's/Socialist Republic (1948-1990) Romanian Academy (1990-)
International National Academics Other