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Helena Rasiowa
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| Born | 20 June 1917 |
| Died | 9 August 1994 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Known for | Rasiowa–Sikorski lemma |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrzej Mostowski |
| Doctoral students | Ewa Orłowska |
Helena Rasiowa (20 June 1917 – 9 August 1994) was a Polish mathematician. She worked in the foundations of mathematics and algebraic logic.
Early years
Rasiowa was born in Vienna on 20 June 1917 to Polish parents. As soon as Poland regained its independence in 1918, the family settled in Warsaw. Helena's father was a railway specialist. She exhibited many different skills and interests, from music to business management and the most important of her interests, mathematics.
In 1938, the time was not very opportune for entering a university. Rasiowa had to interrupt her studies, as no legal education was possible in Poland after 1939. Many people fled the country, or at least they fled the big towns, which were subject to German bombardment and terror. The Rasiowa family fled also, as most high-ranking administration officials and members of the government were being evacuated to Romania. The family spent a year in Lviv. After the Soviet invasion in September 1939, the town was taken over by the Soviet Union. The lives of many Poles became endangered, so Helena's father decided to return to Warsaw.
Works
- The Mathematics of Metamathematics (1963, together with Roman Sikorski)
- An Algebraic Approach to Non-Classical Logics (1974)
See also
In Spanish: Helena Rasiowa para niños
