Waclaw Sierpinski
Waclaw Franciszek Sierpinski was born March 14, 1882 in the capital city of Warsaw, Poland. He attended school in Warsaw where his talent for mathematics was quickly spotted by his first mathematics teacher. This was the phase of Russian occupation of Poland and it was a complicated time for the talented Sierpinski to be educated in Poland. The Russians had enforced their language and culture on the people in Poland in sweeping changes to all secondary schools implemented between 1869 and 1874. (websource)The Russian aim was to keep illiteracy in Poland as high as possible, so they discouraged learning and the number of students fell. Then despite all of the hardships Sierpinski was able to finish up his pre college education with out any problems.
Sierpinski then would enter the Department of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Warsaw in 1899. (websource) While at the University of Warsaw, the Department of Mathematics and Physics offered a prize for......
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