Peter Gács

Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist
Person human Q102174901

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
May 9, 1947
Place of birth
Budapest
Country of citizenship
Hungary[5]
Doctoral advisor
Claus P. Schnorr[7]
Doctoral student
Weiguo Wang, Kihong Park, Irene Gassko, Drue Coles, Ilir Capuni[9][10][11][12][13]
Family name
Gács[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Péter Gács en Peter Gacs en Peter Gács el Πίτερ Γκατς hu Gács Péter nl Peter Gacs nl Péter Gács
🔖 Identifiers · 6
VIAF cluster ID
160050708
GND ID
142782645
DBLP author ID
g/PGacs
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11f6779wys
MR Author ID
70340
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
23733

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Summary

Peter Gács was born on May 9, 1947[1], in Budapest[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3] and mathematician[4].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Kihong Park[17], a computer scientist[18], b. 1964[19], of South Korea[20].

FAQs

Where was Peter Gács born?

Peter Gács was born in Budapest[2].

What did Peter Gács do for work?

Peter Gács worked as a computer scientist[3] and mathematician[4].

Where did Peter Gács go to school?

Peter Gács was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt[6].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . dl.acm.org. Retrieved . dl.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10w ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VIAF cluster ID → 160050708
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    DBLP author ID → g/PGacs
    Doctoral student → —
    Family name → —
    Place of birth → Budapest
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