Józef Przytycki

Józef Przytycki
Przytycki at Oberwolfach in 2008
Born(1953-10-14)October 14, 1953
Warsaw, Poland
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Columbia University
Known forHOMFLYPT polynomial
Skein modules
SpouseTeresa Przytycka
AwardsKuratowski Prize (1983)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsGeorge Washington University
Thesis Incompressible Surfaces in 3-Manifolds  (1981)
Doctoral advisorJoan Birman
Websiteblogs.gwu.edu/przytyck/

Józef Henryk Przytycki (/ˈjuːsəf pʃəˈtɪski/, Polish: [ˈjuzɛf pʂɨˈtɨt͡skʲi]; born 14 October 1953 in Warsaw, Poland), is a Polish mathematician specializing in the fields of knot theory and topology.