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Banach , functional analysis , Scottish Cafe ´; Lvov School of mathe - matics , Banach space . nnoindent 30 March is correct . 1 n hspace ∗fn f i l l gBanach ' s parents were not married . nquad It is not much known about his mother , nnoindent Katarzyna Banach , after whom he had a surname . nquad It was j ust recently discovered ( see [ 25 ] ) that she was a maid or servant and Banach ' s father , Stefan Greczek , who n begin f a l i g n ∗g n r u l e f3emgf0.4 pt g nendf a l i g n ∗g n centerline fDate : Received : nquad 1 4 June 2007 ; Accepted : 25 September 2007 . g n centerline f2000 Mathematics Subject Classification . nquad Primary 0 1 A 60 ; Secondary 46 − 3 , 46 B 25 . g Key words and phrases . nquad Banach , functional analysis , Scottish Caf $ nacutefeg f , g$ Lvov School of mathe − matics , Banach space . n centerline f1 g 2 .. K period CIESIELSKI nnoindentwas a soldier2 n openquad parenthesisK . 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