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'''George Pólya''' (Hungarian: Pólya György; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]]. | [[File:George_Pólya_circa_1973.jpg|thumb|George Pólya circa 1973 at the Stanford University faculty club.]]'''George Pólya''' (Hungarian: Pólya György; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]]. | ||
He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at ETH Zürich and from 1940 to 1953 at Stanford University. | He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at ETH Zürich and from 1940 to 1953 at Stanford University. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[ | * [[Albert Edrei (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral student | ||
* [[Hans Einstein (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral student | |||
* [[Lipót Fejér (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral advisor | |||
* [[Fritz Gassmann (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral student | |||
* [[Imre Lakatos (nonfiction)]] - Influenced | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Number theory (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Albert Pfluger (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral student | |||
* [[James J. Stoker (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral student | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P%C3%B3lya George Pólya] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P%C3%B3lya George Pólya] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Mathematicians (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Mathematicians (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Number theory (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:People (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:People (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:43, 20 January 2018
George Pólya (Hungarian: Pólya György; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian mathematician.
He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at ETH Zürich and from 1940 to 1953 at Stanford University.
He made fundamental contributions to combinatorics, number theory, numerical analysis and probability theory.
He is also noted for his work in heuristics and mathematics education.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Albert Edrei (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
- Hans Einstein (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
- Lipót Fejér (nonfiction) - Doctoral advisor
- Fritz Gassmann (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
- Imre Lakatos (nonfiction) - Influenced
- Mathematician (nonfiction)
- Number theory (nonfiction)
- Albert Pfluger (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
- James J. Stoker (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
External links:
- George Pólya @ Wikipedia