Ion Barbu

For other people named Ion Barbu, see Ion Barbu (disambiguation).
Ion Barbu
Born
Dan Barbilian

(1895-03-18)March 18, 1895
Câmpulung, Kingdom of Romania
DiedAugust 11, 1961(1961-08-11) (aged 66)
Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania
44°24′26.87″N 26°5′49.06″E / 44.4074639°N 26.0969611°E / 44.4074639; 26.0969611
NationalityRomanian
Citizenship
Education
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest (BS and PhD in Mathematics)
Occupations
Years active1919–1961
EraInterwar period
Notable workSecond game (Joc secund)
Movement
SpouseGerda Barbilian
Parents
  • Constantin Barbilian (father)
  • Smaranda Șoiculescu (mother)
Scientific career
FieldsGeometry
InstitutionsUniversity of Bucharest
Thesis Canonical representation of the addition of hyperelliptic functions  (1929)
Doctoral advisorGheorghe Țițeica
Signature

Ion Barbu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈbarbu], pen name of Dan Barbilian; 18 March 1895 –11 August 1961) was a Romanian mathematician and poet. His name is associated with the Mathematics Subject Classification number 51C05, which is a major posthumous recognition reserved only to pioneers of investigations in an area of mathematical inquiry.[1] As a poet, he is known for his volume Joc secund ("Mirrored Play"),[2] in which he sought to fulfill his vision of a poetry which adhered to the same virtues that he found in mathematics.[3]

  1. ^ "MathSciNet: 51C05 (1980-now) Ring geometry (Hjelmslev, Barbilian, etc.)". American Mathematical Society.
  2. ^ "Ion Barbu (1895–1961)". www.ici.ro. Intitutul Național de Cercetare, Romania. September 8, 1999. Archived from the original on 2005-12-17. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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