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Wacław Sierpiński
Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński (March 14, 1882 — October 21, 1969), a Polish mathematician, was born and died in Warsaw. He was known for outstanding contributions to set theory (research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis), number theory, theory of functions and topology.
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