Andrzej Białynicki-Birula (26 December 1935 – 19 April 2021) was a Polish mathematician, best known for his work on algebraic geometry.[1] He was considered one of the pioneers of differential algebra. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Białynicki-Birula was married to a paleontologist and phylogeneticist Magdalena Borsuk-Białynicka.[2]

Białynicki-Birula was born in Nowogrodek, Polish Republic, currently known as Navahrudak, West Belarus. His elder brother, Iwo Białynicki-Birula, was born two years earlier and is a theoretical physicist and a fellow member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[3][4]

Białynicki-Birula received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1960. His thesis was written under the direction of Gerhard Hochschild.[5] Since 1970, he was Professor of Mathematics at Warsaw University, in 1977-1980 — Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Mechanics and Information; 1987-1990 — Vice Rector.[6]

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  1. ↑ Strzelecki, Paweł (19 April 2021). "Nie żyje prof. Andrzej Szczepan Białynicki-Birula | MIMUW". www.mimuw.edu.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Andrzej Białynicki-Birula". Polish Ministry of Science. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Bajer, Magdalena. "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain forumakad.pl". Academic Forum. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Białynicki-Birula, Iwo. "Iwo Białynicki-Birula". Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Andrzej Białynicki-Birula". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Andrzej Bialynicki-Birula". Academia Europea. Retrieved 2023-12-25.


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