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Science & Medicine

Branko Grunbaum

Who

Branko Grunbaum · Science & Medicine

What

Discrete and combinatorial geometry; polytopes and tilings

When

1929, Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) — 2018, Seattle, Washington, United States

Where

Croatia · Israel · United States

Biography

Branko Grunbaum is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Discrete and combinatorial geometry; polytopes and tilings

How & why

Grünbaum was a mathematician, born in Yugoslavia, who revitalized discrete and combinatorial geometry, authoring the influential Convex Polytopes and the definitive study Tilings and Patterns. After surviving World War II he studied in Israel before a long career in the United States. He was born into a Jewish family and lived in Israel.

Sources & external links

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

Discrete and combinatorial geometry; polytopes and tilings

1929

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics