George Szekeres
Facts
28 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- May 29, 1911
- Date of death
- August 28, 2005
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Adelaide
- Ethnic group
- Jewish people[13]
- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher, chemist
- Field of work
- combinatorics[14]
- Position held
- chairperson[15]
- Award received
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Member of the Order of Australia, Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[24][25][26]
- Spouse
- Esther Szekeres[8]
- Child
- Peter Szekeres[9]
- Doctoral student
- James Henry Michael, Alfred van der Poorten, John W. Schutz, John Robilliard Giles, Peter George Trotter, John M. Mack, Sam Krass, Phillip Morris Diamond, Thomas William (''Bill'') Atterton, Jack David Gray, R. W. Perry, Geoffrey Howard Smith, Lindsay Peters, Michael Charles Cullinan, J. T. Lynch, Roman Frantisek Matlak[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
- Birth name
- Szekeres György[49]
- Different from
- György Szekeres, György Szekeres, György Szekeres[51]
- Erdős number
- +1[52]
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- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[53]
- Name in native language
- Szekeres György[50]
- ISNI
- 0000000079320090
- GND ID
- 1135169993
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf10081389
- DBLP author ID
- 45/1129
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 1135169993
- Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
- P003600b
- Freebase ID
- /m/07n859
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 1135169993
- Libraries Australia ID
- 36410425
- MR Author ID
- 199771
- MacTutor biography ID
- Szekeres
Show all 21 identifiers +9
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 23549
- NLA Trove people ID
- 1254819
- NSZL (VIAF) ID
- 000000021059
- NSZL name authority ID
- 5497
- Obituaries Australia ID
- szekeres-george-33310
- PIM authority ID
- PIM122591
- People Australia ID
- 33310
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJd3Hvct4pbPP6c9D9JCcP
- ZbMATH author ID
- szekeres.george
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Notable work 3
Occupation 2
Award received 1
Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
Field of work 1
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Maintained by WikiProject 1
Native language 1
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Summary
George Szekeres was born on May 29, 1911[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on August 28, 2005[3], in Adelaide[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and chemist[7].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for George Szekeres include Erdős–Szekeres theorem[54], a theorem[55]; Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates[56], a coordinate system[57]; Szekeres snark[58], a hypohamiltonian graph[59]; and George Szekeres Medal[60], an award[61].
Why It Matters
He is credited with the discovery of Szekeres snark[62], a hypohamiltonian graph[63]. Entities named for him include Erdős–Szekeres theorem[54], a theorem[55]; Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates[56], a coordinate system[57]; Szekeres snark[58], a hypohamiltonian graph[59]; and George Szekeres Medal[60], an award[61].
FAQs
Where was George Szekeres born?
George Szekeres's place of birth was Budapest[2].
Where did George Szekeres die?
George Szekeres passed away in Adelaide[4].
Who was George Szekeres married to?
George Szekeres's spouses include Esther Szekeres[8].
What did George Szekeres do for work?
George Szekeres worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and chemist[7].
Where did George Szekeres go to school?
George Szekeres was educated at Budapest University of Technology and Economics[19] and University of New South Wales[20].
What awards did George Szekeres receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[24], Member of the Order of Australia[25], and Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[26].
What did George Szekeres discover?
George Szekeres is credited as discoverer of Szekeres snark[62].