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George Szekeres
Hungarian-Australian mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Szekeres AM FAA (Hungarian: [ˈsɛkɛrɛʃ]; 29 May 1911 – 28 August 2005) was a Hungarian–Australian mathematician.
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![]() George Szekeres, 2001 | |
Born | (1911-05-29)29 May 1911 |
Died | 28 August 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 94) Adelaide, Australia |
Nationality | Hungarian-Australian |
Alma mater | Technical University of Budapest |
Known for | Szekeres snark Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates Erdős–Szekeres theorem |
Spouse | Esther Szekeres |
Children | Peter · Judy |
Awards | Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | University of Adelaide University of New South Wales |
Doctoral students | Alfred van der Poorten |
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