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Eduard Čech

1893 – 1960

Czech mathematician

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Lived 1893 – 1960 (aged 66). Eduard Čech was a Czech mathematician, topologist, teacher and pedagogue.

Eduard Čech (; 29 June 1893 – 15 March 1960) was a Czech mathematician. His research interests included projective differential geometry and topology. He is especially known for the technique known as Stone–Čech compactification (in topology) and the notion of Čech cohomology. He was the first to publish a proof of Tychonoff's theorem in 1937.

Biography He was born in Stračov, then in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic. His father was Čeněk Čech, a policeman, and his mother was Anna Kleplová.

After attending the gymnasium in Hradec Králové, Čech was admitted to the Philosophy Faculty of Charles University of Prague in 1912. In 1915 he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army and participated in World War I, after which he completed his undergraduate degree in 1918. In 1921–1922 he collaborated with Guido Fubini in Turin, Italy. He taught at Masaryk University in Brno and at Charles University. Ivo Babuška, Vlastimil Dlab, Zdeněk Frolík, Věra Trnková, and Petr Vopěnka were among the notable mathematicians who studied as his doctoral students.

He died in Prague in 1960.

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Education
Charles University, University of Turin, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Examination Board for Teachers at Secondary Schools of Charles University
Employers
Charles University, Masaryk University, Austro-Hungarian Army
Awards
Order of the Republic
Also known as
Eduard Cech

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Who was Eduard Čech?

Czech mathematician (1893-1960)

When was Eduard Čech born?

Eduard Čech was born on 29 June 1893 in Stračov.

When did Eduard Čech die?

Eduard Čech died on 15 March 1960 in Prague.

What was Eduard Čech's occupation?

Eduard Čech was a mathematician, topologist, teacher and pedagogue.

What nationality was Eduard Čech?

Eduard Čech was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eduard Čech

· Wikidata: Q470581

· DBpedia: Eduard Čech

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