Polish mathematician

Wawrzyniec Żmurko (9 July 1824, in Jaworów – 3 April 1889, in Lwów) was a Polish mathematician, professor of Lwów University and Lwów Polytechnic, honoris causa of Lwów University, member of Polish Academy of Learning. He was a president of Polish Copernicus Society of Naturalists (1879-1881). In 1885-1886 he was Rector of the Lwów University. He was the father of a painter, Franciszek Żmurko.

Work

Żmurko was active in a number of different fields in mathematics, including of differential equations, *ytic functions theory, linear algebra and applications of mathematics. He published in Polish and German.He also invented instruments for drawing conic sections and a device which he called the integrator for graphical solving of calculus integral problems.

References

• "Żmurko Wawrzyniec". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Retrieved 2006-11-23.