21 Facts About Grigore Moisil

Grigore Moisil's research was mainly in the fields of mathematical logic, algebraic logic, MV-algebra, and differential equations.

Grigore Moisil is viewed as the father of computer science in Romania.

Grigore Moisil was born in 1906 in Tulcea into an intellectual family.

Grigore Moisil's father, Constantin Moisil, was a history professor, archaeologist and numismatist; as a member of the Romanian Academy, he filled the position of Director of the Numismatics Office of the Academy.

Grigore Moisil's mother, Elena, was a teacher in Tulcea, later the director of "Maidanul Dulapului" school in Bucharest.

Grigore Moisil attended primary school in Bucharest, then high school in Vaslui and Bucharest between 1916 and 1922.

Grigore Moisil showed a stronger interest in mathematics, so he quit the Polytechnic University in 1929, despite already having passed all the third-year exams.

In 1930 Grigore Moisil went to the University of Paris for further study in mathematics, which he finalized the next year with the paper On a class of systems of equations with partial derivatives from mathematical physics.

Grigore Moisil taught the first modern algebra course in Romania, named Logic and theory of proof, at the University of Iasi.

Grigore Moisil was promoted to Full Professor in November 1939.

In 1941, a position of professor at the University of Bucharest opened up, and Grigore Moisil applied for it.

Grigore Moisil approached the Ministry of Education, arguing that it would be a great opportunity for mathematics in Romania if all four could be appointed.

Grigore Moisil moved to Bucharest, where he became a Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Bucharest, on 30 December 1941.

From 1946 to 1948, Grigore Moisil took a leave of absence, being named plenipotentiary envoy to Ankara.

Grigore Moisil published papers on mechanics, mathematical analysis, geometry, algebra and mathematical logic.

Grigore Moisil developed a multi-dimensional extension of Pompeiu's areolar derivative, and studied monogenic functions of one hypercomplex variable with applications to mechanics.

Grigore Moisil created new methods to analyze finite automata, and had many contributions to the field of automata theory in algebra.

Grigore Moisil was a professor of mathematical logic and computer science at the University of Bucharest, and he taught Boolean logic at the Politehnica University of Bucharest.

Furthermore, several of Grigore Moisil's books had an impact on the beginning of computer science: Incercari Vechi si Noi in Logica Neoclasica [New and Old Approaches in Neoclassic Logic], 1953; Teoria Algebrica a Mecanismelor Automate [Algebraic Theory of Automata], 1959; and Circuite cu Tranzistori [Transistorized Circuits], 1961.

Grigore Moisil furthermore gave lectures at various universities in Europe and North America.

Grigore Moisil was a titular member of the Romanian Academy and a member of the Academy of Bologna.