Stefan Kaczmarz

Stefan Kaczmarz (born 1895 in Lwów, Poland - 1940) was a Polish mathematician. His Kaczmarz Method provided the basis for many modern imaging technologies, including the CAT scan.

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1895 - Lwów - Poland - 1940 - Mathematician - Kaczmarz Method - CAT scan

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Kaczmarz was an adjunct professor of mechanics at the Lwow Polytechnic where he collaborated with Stefan Banach.

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Professor - Lwow Polytechnic - Stefan Banach

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Kacmarz, along with many other members of the Polish intelligentsia, was rounded up by the NKVD after the Polish September Campaign in 1939. He was murdered by the Russians in 1940 in Katy?

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Intelligentsia - NKVD - Polish September Campaign - 1939 - 1940 - Katy?

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