An Irishman's Diary on Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish professor of logic

Jan Łukasiewicz came to Ireland in March 1946 at the invitation of the then Taoiseach, Eamon de Valera. Łukasiewicz was a talented mathematician and philosopher who, like so many of his compatriots, had experienced great hardship during the Second World War.

I have just written an Irishman's Diary in the Irish Times newspaper about his life in Poland and his time in Ireland. Read it here.

Colour photograph of Jan Łukasiewicz. Image source.

Łukasiewicz was the man who introduced mathematical logic into Poland. For more information on Łukasiewicz and the impact he had on his field, I recommend that you read the entry on him in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It retraces his life in Poland and shows the part he played in the areas of logic, philosophy and mathematics. Read it here.

Plaque outside home where Łukasiewicz lived on Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin, Ireland.

Headstone in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland. Thanks Brian.