Dénes Kőnig
Hungarian mathematician and theorist
Born
September 21st, 1884
140 years ago
Died
October 19th, 1944
80 years ago — 60 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Hungary
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Contributed significantly to set theory, combinatorics, and graph theory. Developed König's lemma, which is pivotal in various branches of mathematics. Made advancements in the field of infinite combinatorics and co-authored key texts in mathematics education.
Developed König's lemma
Authored 'Theory of Graphs and Its Applications'
Made significant contributions to set theory
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