Stanisław Świerczkowski

Stanisław Świerczkowski
Born(1932-07-16)16 July 1932
Toruń, Poland
Died30 September 2015(2015-09-30) (aged 83)
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Wroclaw,
Known forThree-gap theorem, Non-tetratorus theorem
Children2
AwardsFoundation of Alfred Jurzykowski (1996)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsGlasgow University, University of Sussex, University of Washington, Australian National University, Sultan Qaboos University, Queen's University, University of Colorado at Boulder
Doctoral advisorHugo Steinhaus

Stanisław (Stash) Świerczkowski (16 July 1932 – 30 September 2015) was a Polish mathematician famous for his solutions to two iconic problems posed by Hugo Steinhaus: the three-gap theorem and the non-tetratorus theorem.