Mojżesz David Kirszbraun (1903–1942)[1] was a Polish mathematician, mostly known for the Kirszbraun theorem on extensions of Lipschitz maps. This theorem appears in his master's thesis, defended in Warsaw in 1930.
Mojżesz David Kirszbraun | |
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| Born | August 13, 1903 |
| Died | 1942 (aged 38–39) |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
Kirszbraun finished school in 1922. Together with his classmate Adolf Lindenbaum, he continued his studies in Warsaw University. Later, he worked as an actuary in an insurance company. He died in a ghetto in 1942.
Publications
edit- Kirzbraun, M.D. (1934). "Ueber die zusammenziehende und Lipschitzsche Transformationen". Fund. Math. 22: 77–108. doi:10.4064/fm-22-1-77-108.
References
edit- An entry about Kirszbraun written by Edward Marczewski, Polski słownik biograficzny, Tom XII, p. 486
- ↑ Mojżesz Kirszbraun, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database.
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