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László Lovász

Hungarian mathematician (1948–)
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26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[41]
Date of birth
March 9, 1948
Place of birth
Budapest
Country of citizenship
Hungary, United States[7][8]
Occupation
mathematician, computer scientist, university teacher
Employer
Eötvös Loránd University, Yale University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences[12][13][14]
Field of work
combinatorics, graph theory, mathematics[9][10][11]
Position held
president, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Educated at
Eötvös Loránd University, Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium[15]
Award received
Wolf Prize in Mathematics, Knuth Prize, Gödel Prize, Fulkerson Prize, Brouwer Medal, George Pólya Prize, John von Neumann Theory Prize, Kyoto Prize, Széchenyi Prize, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo, Fulkerson Prize, Abel Prize, Gauss Lectureship, Paul Erdős Prize[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Spouse
Katalin Vesztergombi[6]
Official website
www.cs.elte.hu[59]
Doctoral advisor
Tibor Gallai[16]
Doctoral student
András Frank, Van H. Vu, László Pyber, Gyula Y. Katona, András Recski, Lajos Szilassi, Andrew John Beveridge, László Lipták, Andrew Valeri Kotlov, Fang Chen, György Turán, Rozália Juhász, János Kincses, Wolfgang Manfred Schmidt[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hungarian, English
Academic degree
Candidate of Sciences[56]
Erdős number
+1
Family name
Lovász[57]
Given name
László[58]
Interested in
combinatorics
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Mathematical Society, Academia Europaea, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, London Mathematical Society[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Name in native language
Lovász László
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Participant in
International Mathematical Olympiad, 1966 International Mathematical Olympiad, 1965 International Mathematical Olympiad, 1964 International Mathematical Olympiad, 1963 International Mathematical Olympiad
Student
Tamás Szőnyi[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Laszlo Lovasz en L. Lovász en László Lovász ar لازلو لوفاز cs L. Lovász da L. Lovász da Laszlo Lovasz de Laszlo Lovasz el Λάσλο Λοβάς es Lászlo Lovász es Laszló Lovasz es Laszlo Lovasz es Laszlo Lovász es Laszló Lovász fa لاسلو لوواس fa لاسلو لوواش fi Laszlo Lovasz fr Lovász László fr Laszlo Lovasz he לאסלו לובס
🔖 Identifiers · 72
ISNI
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ORCID iD
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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ACM Digital Library author ID
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AE member ID
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All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBLP author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HAS member ID
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Hungarian National Assembly ID
l041
IdRef ID
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International Mathematical Olympiad participant ID
9852
KBR person ID
14741595
Leopoldina member ID (new)
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Libraries Australia ID
36514837
LibraryThing author ID
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MR Author ID
116260
MTMT author ID
10000916
MacTutor biography ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
15779
Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
00448078
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000024456
NSK ID
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NSZL (VIAF) ID
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NSZL name authority ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Academy of Sciences member ID
3009594
National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007444697805171
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Oberwolfach mathematician ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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PIM authority ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003533310
ResearchGate profile ID
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Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
58585
SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
41000
Scopus author ID
7004194778
Topic's main category
Category:László Lovász
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
lovasz
UOM ID
86878
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058517943906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fa8ed0ca-1eb1-44ca-8201-137e14a00ffb
ZbMATH author ID
lovasz.laszlo

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🔗 Connections
Award received 14
Abel Prize, Wolf Prize in Mathematics, Gödel Prize, Knuth Prize, Fulkerson Prize, Fulkerson Prize, John von Neumann Theory Prize, George Pólya Prize +6 more
Member of 10
Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Mathematical Society, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences +2 more
Doctoral student 3
András Frank, Van H. Vu, György Turán
Doctoral students 3
András Frank, Van H. Vu, György Turán
Employer 3
Yale University, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Field of work 3
mathematics, combinatorics, graph theory
Named after 3
Lovász local lemma, Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm, Erdős–Faber–Lovász conjecture
Occupation 3
mathematician, computer scientist, university teacher
Chaired by 2
International Mathematical Union, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Hungary
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Hungarian
Academic degree 1
Candidate of Sciences
Doctoral advisor 1
Tibor Gallai
Doctoral advisors 1
Tibor Gallai
Educated at 1
Eötvös Loránd University
FactGrid item ID 1
Nimlot of Hermopolis
Given name 1
László
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
combinatorics
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Participant in 1
International Mathematical Olympiad
Place of birth 1
Budapest
Position held 1
president
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Avenidas Novas
← Proved by 1
perfect graph theorem
← Winner 1
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
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Summary

László Lovász was born on March 9, 1948[1], in Budapest[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for László Lovász include Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm[60], an integer relation algorithm[61]; Lovász local lemma[62], a lemma[63]; and Erdős–Faber–Lovász conjecture[64], a conjecture[65].

Why It Matters

Entities named for László Lovász include Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm[60], an integer relation algorithm[61]; Lovász local lemma[62], a lemma[63]; and Erdős–Faber–Lovász conjecture[64], a conjecture[65].

His notable doctoral advisees include Van H. Vu[66], a mathematician[67], b. 1970[68], of Vietnam[69], awarded the George Pólya Prize[70]; András Frank[71], a mathematician[72], b. 1949[73], of Hungary[74], awarded the Széchenyi Prize[75], specialised in combinatorics[76]; and György Turán[77], a mathematician[78], b. 1953[79], of Hungary[80], specialised in mathematical logic[81].

FAQs

Where was László Lovász born?

László Lovász was born in Budapest[2].

Who was László Lovász married to?

László Lovász's spouses include Katalin Vesztergombi[6].

What did László Lovász do for work?

László Lovász worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did László Lovász go to school?

László Lovász was educated at Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium[15].

What awards did László Lovász receive?

Honors received include Wolf Prize in Mathematics[18], Knuth Prize[19], Gödel Prize[20], and Fulkerson Prize[21].

Related Entities

computer scientist graph theory György Turán Hungary mathematics United States

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