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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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Revision as of 07:50, 7 December 2016
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.
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External links:
- George Pólya @ Wikipedia