Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1963) Winner
Ákos Császár
チャーサー・アーコシュ
Császár Ákos
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-02-26 （Budapest）
- Died
- 2017-12-14 （Budapest） age 93
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Budapest
Career
- Occupations
- mathematician
- Active Years
- 1949-2017
- Affiliations
- Eötvös Loránd University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, János Bolyai Mathematical Society
- Memberships
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, János Bolyai Mathematical Society
- Influenced By
- Lipót Fejér
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian state | won |
| 2009 | Gold Medal of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences | — | — | Hungarian Academy of Sciences | won |
Kossuth Prize
1963
Organization:
Hungarian state
Result:
won
Gold Medal of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2009
Organization:
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A polyhedron without diagonals
1949 mathematical paper 3 pagesDiscovered the Császár polyhedron, a nonconvex polyhedron without diagonals.
topology
Foundations of general topology
1963 mathematics book 380 pagesTextbook on foundations of general topology.
general topology
General topology
1978 mathematics book 488 pagesComprehensive textbook on general topology.
general topology
Health
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infectious illness1944年末Contracted in concentration camp, survived but father and brother died.
Legacy
Specialist in general topology and real analysis. Discovered Császár polyhedron and introduced syntopogeneous spaces. Played key role in Hungarian mathematics.
Trivia
- One of the 'Big Five' students of Lipót Fejér.
- Lost grandfather in Siege of Budapest 1944; father, brother and himself sent to concentration camp, survived infectious illness but family died.