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László Lovász:
László Lovász
László Lovász speaking in 2007 at the EPFL
László Lovász speaking in 2007 at the EPFL
Born March 9, 1948 (1948-03-09) (age 60)
Budapest, Hungary
Residence Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian, American
Fields Mathematician
Institutions Eötvös Loránd University
Alma mater Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Known for president of the International Mathematical Union
Notable awards Pólya Prize (SIAM) (1979) Best Information Theory Paper Award (IEEE) (1981) Fulkerson Prize (1982) Wolf Prize (1999) Gödel Prize (2001) Bolyai prize (2007)
Hungary's Széchenyi Grand Prize (2008).

László Lovász (born March 9, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary) (pronounced [ˈlaːsloː ˈlovaːs]) is a mathematician, best known for his work in combinatorics, for which he was awarded the Wolf Prize and the Knuth Prize in 1999.

In high school, Lovasz won gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad (in years 1964, 1965, 1966) and so did his son in 2008 [1].

Lovász received his Ph.D. in 1970 at Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His advisor was Tibor Gallai.[2]

Lovász was a professor at Yale University during the 1990s and was a collaborative member of the Microsoft Research Center until 2006. Now he has returned to Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, where he is the director of the Mathematical Institute.

He serves as president of the International Mathematical Union since January 1, 2007[3].

Lovász was awarded the Bolyai prize in 2007 and Hungary's Széchenyi Grand Prize (2008).

He has an Erdős number of 1.


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Laszlo Miklos Lovasz
  2. ^ László Lovász at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ The IMU Executive Committee 2007-2010

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