Jan Mycielski

Jan Mycielski
Born(1932-02-07)February 7, 1932
Wiśniowa, Poland
DiedJanuary 18, 2025(2025-01-18) (aged 92)
Alma materUniversity of Wrocław
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions
  • University of Colorado at Boulder
  • French National Centre for Scientific Research
  • Polish Academy of Sciences
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Case Western Reserve University

Jan Mycielski (Polish: [jan mɨˈt͡ɕɛlskʲi]; February 7, 1932 – January 18, 2025) was a Polish-American mathematician, logician and philosopher, who was a professor of mathematics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is known for contributions to graph theory, combinatorics, set theory, topology and the philosophy of mathematics.