Witold Roter

Witold Kazimierz Roter (September 20, 1932 - June 19, 2015 in Wrocław^[1][2]) was a prominent member of the Polish School of Mathematics^[3], expert in differential geometry.

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He graduated from mathematics at Wrocław University. In the years 1953-1961 he was a teacher at Nowa Ruda Primary School No. 1 and Secondary School ^[4]. In 1963 at the Wrocław University he defended his doctoral thesis "On certain properties of recursive and weak-recursive spaces" written under the supervision of Władysław Ślebodziński, and next, in 1974 he obtained his habilitation. He was awarded the title of professor of mathematical sciences in 1992. He was an employee of the Mathematical Institute of the Wrocław University and the Institute of Mathematics of the Wrocław University of Technology. In the years 1989-1991 he was the president of the Wrocław Branch of Polish Mathematical Society, and in the years 1996-2004 the president of the Scholarship Foundation of Wrocław Mathematicians.

In 1983 he was awarded the Tadeusz Ważewski Prize. Andrzej Derdiński writes about his contribution to the development of differential geometry. Since 1961 he has published more than 36 scientific papers.

He is buried at Osobowice Cemetery in Wrocław

June 2, 2017, at the Secondary School im. Henryk Sienkiewicz in Nowa Ruda, a plaque dedicated to the professor was unveiled, and an obelisk with a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the square at the Market Square, which was named after Witold Roter.

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