Józef Przytycki

Józef Przytycki
Przytycki at Oberwolfach in 2008
Born(1953-10-14)October 14, 1953
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw (MS)
Columbia University (PhD)
Known forHOMFLYPT polynomial
Skein modules
SpouseTeresa Przytycka
Children2
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), is a Polish mathematician specializing in knot theory and topology. He is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at George Washington University.