George Szekeres

George Szekeres
George Szekeres, 2001
Born(1911-05-29)29 May 1911
Died28 August 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 94)
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityHungarian-Australian
Alma materTechnical University of Budapest
Known forSzekeres snark
Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates
Erdős–Szekeres theorem
SpouseEsther Szekeres
ChildrenPeter · Judy
AwardsThomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1968)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsUniversity of Adelaide
University of New South Wales
Doctoral studentsAlfred van der Poorten

George Szekeres AM FAA (Hungarian: [ˈsɛkɛrɛʃ]; 29 May 1911 – 28 August 2005) was a Hungarian–Australian mathematician.