Józef Przytycki
Józef Przytycki | |
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Przytycki at Oberwolfach in 2008 | |
| Born | October 14, 1953 |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw (MS) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | HOMFLYPT polynomial Skein modules |
| Spouse | Teresa Przytycka |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Kuratowski Prize (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | George Washington University |
| Thesis | Incompressible Surfaces in 3-Manifolds (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joan Birman |
| Website | blogs |
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.