A History of Polish Mathematics
A Cultural Perspective from Origins to Modernity
©2026
Monographs
758 Pages
Series:
Polish Studies – Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 49
Summary
The book traces the history of mathematics in the Polish lands from pagan times (the tenth century AD) to the present, with particular attention to the era inaugurated by the reforms of the National Education Commission (1773–1794), through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries until recently. Richly illustrated and thoroughly documented, it recounts the many achievements of Polish mathematicians— including the world-renowned interwar Polish School of Mathematics—alongside the great tragedies, notably the losses caused by the Second World War, as well as the arduous post-war revival. A book for anyone interested in Polish culture and its achievements.
Details
- Pages
- 758
- Publication Year
- 2026
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783631932094
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783631947333
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631877647
- DOI
- 10.3726/b23457
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2026 (May)
- Keywords
- history of mathematics in Poland history of education National Education Commission Polish School of Mathematics Polish mathematicians Stefan Banach Wacław Sierpiński Alfred Tarski mathematicians journals partition era WWII post-war renewal
- Published
- Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2026. 758 pp., 104 fig. b/w, 8 tables.
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