Lipót Fejér

Hungarian mathematician and academic

Lipót Fejér - Hungarian mathematician and academic
Born

February 9th, 1880
145 years ago

Died

October 15th, 1959
65 years ago — 79 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Hungary

Links & References

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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