Péter Pál Pálfy

Hungarian mathematician
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Péter Pál Pálfy

Summary

Péter Pál Pálfy is a human[1]. He was born in Debrecen[2]. He was born on August 23, 1955[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Péter Pál Pálfy was born in Debrecen[2].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy was born on August 23, 1955[3].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy held citizenship in Hungary[6].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's doctoral advisor was László Babai[7].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's doctoral advisor was Ervin Fried[8].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy received the Szele Tibor commemorative medal[9].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy received the Rényi Alfréd Prize[10].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy received the Széchenyi Prize[11].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy received the Paul Erdős Prize[12].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences[13].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy is recorded as male[14].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy supervised Balázs Szegedy as a doctoral student[16].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy supervised Csaba Szabó as a doctoral student[17].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy supervised Miklós Abért as a doctoral student[18].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's family name is recorded as Pálfy[19].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's given name is recorded as Péter[20].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's given name is recorded as Pál[21].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's participant in is recorded as 1973 International Mathematical Olympiad[22].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's participant in is recorded as 1972 International Mathematical Olympiad[23].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's participant in is recorded as International Mathematical Olympiad[24].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's Erdős number is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1'}[25].
  • Péter Pál Pálfy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Debrecen[2], Péter Pál Pálfy… he was born on August 23, 1955[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include László Babai[7], a mathematician[27], b. 1950[28], of Hungary[29], awarded the Gödel Prize[30], specialised in combinatorics[31] and Ervin Fried[8], a mathematician[32], 1929–2013[33], of Hungary[34].

Career and Affiliations

Péter Pál Pálfy's professions included mathematician[4]. Doctoral students include Balázs Szegedy[16], a mathematician[35], b. 1974[36], of Hungary[37], awarded the Coxeter–James Prize[38]; Csaba Szabó[17]; and Miklós Abért[18], a mathematician[39], b. 1974[40], of Hungary[41], awarded the Rényi Alfréd Prize[42], specialised in group theory[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Szele Tibor commemorative medal[9], an award[44], in Hungary[45]; Rényi Alfréd Prize[10], an award[46], in Hungary[47], founded in 1972[48]; Széchenyi Prize[11], a science award[49], in Hungary[50], founded in 1990[51]; and Paul Erdős Prize[12], an award[52], in Hungary[53], founded in 1973[54].

Why It Matters

Péter Pál Pálfy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Péter Pál Pálfy born?

Péter Pál Pálfy's place of birth was Debrecen[2].

What did Péter Pál Pálfy do for work?

Péter Pál Pálfy worked as mathematician[4].

What awards did Péter Pál Pálfy receive?

Honors received include Szele Tibor commemorative medal[9], Rényi Alfréd Prize[10], Széchenyi Prize[11], and Paul Erdős Prize[12].

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  10. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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