Gyula Farkas

Hungarian mathematician and physicist

Gyula Farkas - Hungarian mathematician and physicist
Born

March 28th, 1847
177 years ago

Died

1930
95 years ago — 83 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Hungary

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Contributed significantly to mathematics and physics through research and publications. Focused on analytical mechanics, probability, and differential equations. Established theories that enhanced understanding in various mathematical fields. Served as a professor, educating future mathematicians and physicists.

Published works in analytical mechanics

Contributions to probability theory

Research on differential equations

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