Nicolae Popescu
Nicolae Popescu | |
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Born | |
Died | 29 July 2010 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Romania |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
Known for | Contributions to abelian category theory, non-Artinian rings/semi-Artinian rings and modules, Gabriel–Popescu theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, Category theory |
Institutions | Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy University of Bucharest |
Thesis | Krull–Remak–Schmidt Theorem and Theory of Decomposition (1967) |
Doctoral advisor | Gheorghe Galbură |
Doctoral students | Adrian Ioviță Alexandru Zaharescu |
Nicolae Popescu (Romanian: [nikoˈla.e poˈpesku]; 22 September 1937 – 29 July 2010) was a Romanian mathematician and professor at the University of Bucharest. He also held a research position at the Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, and was elected corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy in 1997.[1]
He is best known for his contributions to
Biography
Popescu was born on September 22, 1937, in
While still a student, Popescu focused on
Academic positions
Popescu was appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Bucharest in 1968 where he taught graduate students until 1972. Starting in 1964 he also held a research appointment at the
Publications
Between 1962 and 2008 Popescu published more than 102 papers in peer-reviewed mathematics journals, several monographs on the theory of sheaves, and several books on abelian category theory and abstract algebra, including
- Popescu, Nicolae (1968). Elemente de teoria algebrică a numerelor [Elements of the Algebraic Theory of Numbers] (in Romanian). Universitatea București.
- Popescu, Nicolae; Radu, Alexandru (1971). Teoria categoriilor și a fasciculelor [Category Theory and Sheaves] (in Romanian). Editura Științifică.
- Popescu, Nicolae (1971). Categorii abeliene [Abelian Categories] (in Romanian). Editura Academiei. MR 0322011.
- Popescu, Nicolae (1973). Abelian categories with applications to rings and modules. London Mathematical Society Monographs. Vol. 3. London: Academic Press. MR 0340375.
- Popescu, Nicolae; Popescu, Liliana (1979). Theory of categories. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague; Sijthoff & Noordhoff International Publishers, Alphen aan den Rijn. MR 0538276.
In a Grothendieck-like, energetic style, he initiated and provided scientific leadership to several seminars on category theory, sheaves and abstract algebra which resulted in a continuous stream of high-quality mathematical publications in international, peer-reviewed mathematics journals by several members participating in his Seminar series.
Personal life
Popescu died in Bucharest on July 29, 2010.[4] He is survived by his wife, Professor Dr. Elena Liliana Popescu, and their three children, one of whom, Dan Cristian Popescu , is a politician.[3]
Recognition
In 1971 Popescu received the Simion Stoilow Prize in Mathematics of the Romanian Academy. He was elected President of the Romanian Mathematical Society in 1990[4] and corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy in 1997. On the 80th anniversary of his birthday, the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Bucharest and the Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy organized a conference in his memory.[9]
Notes
- ^ "Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- MR 0166241
- ^ a b Malamen, Iolanda (September 3, 2011). "Nicolae Popescu. Povestea incredibilă a unui geniu al matematicii românești". Ziua Veche (in Romanian). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c Cernea, Valentin. "Geniu al matematicii care a copilărit într-o suburbie a orașului Strehaia". www.cafeneauapolitica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Nicolae Popescu at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ MR 3076686.
- ^ "Algebra Research Group" (in Romanian). Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae – Nicolae Popescu" (in Romanian). Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Sesiune comemorativă dedicată mentorului Nicolae Popescu, membru al Academiei Române și creator al Școlii românești de Algebră modernă și Teoria numerelor" (in Romanian). University of Bucharest. June 29, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2020.