Solomon Marcus

Romanian mathematician (1925-2016)

Solomon Marcus (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈsolomon ˈmarkus]; March 1, 1925 – March 17, 2016) was a Romanian mathematician of Jewish descent. He was a member of the Mathematical Section of the Romanian Academy. He was also Emeritus Professor of the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Mathematics.

Solomon Marcus
Solomon Marcus in 2007.
Born(1925-03-01)1 March 1925
DiedMarch 17, 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 91)
NationalityRomania
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bucharest
Doctoral advisorMiron Nicolescu
Doctoral studentsCristian S. Calude
Gheorghe Păun
Ileana Streinu

His main research was in the fields of mathematical analysis, mathematical and computational linguistics and computer science, but he also published numerous papers on various cultural topics: poetics, linguistics, semiotics, philosophy and history of science and education.

Marcus died of heart failure on March 17, 2016 at the age of 91.

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