Zmurko Lavrentij (Wawrzyniec Zmurko)

10.06.1824 - 3.04.1889

  Was born in Javor on Lviv's domain. After outflow of Viennese university in 1851 y. led a new mathematics chair in Lviv technical academy. A remarkable learned, talented teacher stood by professor in 26 years. His lectures from mathematics in Technical academy visited university students. In 1871 y. walked across on post a mathematics manager in Lviv university, also laid out mathematics in Technical academy to 1878 y.
Developed an original mathematics teaching method, published a row of scientific articles, namely: "Wykad matematyki na podstawie ilosci o dowolnych kierunkach w przestrzeni" (v.2, 1861-1864); "Teoria najwiekszosci i najmniejszosci funkcij wielu zmiennych" (1871) and oth. Created the instruments for draft of different curves, which demonstrated on a little international exhibitions. In due course were priced the trigonometrical Zmurko sunstitutions in integral calculation.
Buried on Lychakiv churchyard.
 

Lit.:.A.I.Borodin, A.S.Bugaj. Remarkable mathematicians. Kyiv, 1987, p.202; Illustrovana encyklopedia Trzaskii, Everta, Michalskiego. 1927. T.5 S.1223.

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