Frank Harary
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Frank Harary (March 11, 1921 – January 4, 2005) was a prolific American mathematician, who specialized in graph theory. Among the more than 700 scholarly articles Harary authored, two were co-authored with Paul Erdős[1], giving Harary an Erdős number of 1.
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[edit] Personality
Graph theorists often say that Harary partitioned the field into people who liked him and people who didn't. He held strong opinions about mathematics that some supported (mostly his co-authors, of which there are many) and many opposed.
He was known for his clear, concise style and quick thinking. In one instance, he is purported to have written a publishable paper, in one sitting, with two others at a cocktail party. Lore also claims that, when asked to referee, Harary rejected any paper that did not contain a picture.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Articles
- Harary, F., and Read, R. (1973), "Is the Null Graph a Pointless Concept?", Graphs and Combinatorics Conference, George Washington University, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
[edit] Books
- Harary, Frank, Graph Theory (1969), Addison–Wesley, Reading, MA.
- Harary, Frank, and Palmer, Edgar M., Graphical Enumeration (1973), Academic Press, New York, NY.
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