Gheorghe Țițeica
Gheorghe Țițeica | |
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Gheorghe Țițeica on a Romanian stamp | |
| Born | 4 October 1873 |
| Died | 5 February 1939 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of Paris École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Differential geometry Tzitzéica' centro-affine invariant Tzitzeica equation Tzitzéica–Bullough–Dodd equation |
| Spouse | Florence Thierin |
| Children | Radu, Gabriela, Șerban |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Bucharest Politehnica University of Bucharest |
| Thesis | Sur les congruences cycliques et sur les systèmes triplement conjugués (1899) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gaston Darboux |
| Doctoral students | Dan Barbilian Grigore Moisil |
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Gheorghe Țițeica (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe t͡siˈt͡sejka]; 4 October 1873 – 5 February 1939) publishing as George or Georges Tzitzéica) was a Romanian mathematician who made important contributions in geometry. He is recognized as the founder of the Romanian school of differential geometry.