Lipót Fejér
Hungarian mathematician and academic
Born
February 9th, 1880
145 years ago
Died
October 15th, 1959
66 years ago — 79 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Hungary
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Contributed significantly to functional analysis, particularly in the study of bounded linear operators. Worked extensively on the theory of orthogonal functions and series. Established results related to Fourier series and provided insights into the convergence of such series. Served as a professor in Budapest and influenced the field through both teaching and research.
Developed the Fejér series
Advanced functional analysis
Contributed to orthogonal function theory
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