Miklós Laczkovich

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Miklós Laczkovich (born 21 February 1948) is a Hungarian mathematician mainly noted for his work on real analysis and geometric measure theory. His most famous result is the solution of Tarski's circle-squaring problem in 1989.^[1]

Career

Laczkovich received his degree in mathematics in 1971 at Eötvös Loránd University, where he has been teaching ever since, currently leading the Department of Analysis. He is also a professor at University College London. He is corresponding member (1993), member (1998) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has held several guest professor positions in the UK, Canada, Italy and the United States.

Also being a prolific author, he published over 100 papers and two books, one of which, the Conjecture and Proof, was an international success. One of his results is the solution of the Kemperman problem: if f is a real function which satisfies 2f(x)≤f(x+h)+f(x+2h) for every h>0, then f is monotonically increasing.

Honours

Ostrowski Prize (1993)
Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (corresponding: 1993, full: 1998)
Széchenyi Prize (1998)

Trivium

Professor Laczkovich enjoys and performs classical music; he has been active in various choirs in the past decades.

References

↑ Ruthen, R. (1989) Squaring the Circle, Scientific American 261(1), 22-24.

External links

Homepage at Eötvös Loránd University
Homepage at University College London
A:N:S Chorus, an ensemble focused on 15th century polyphonic music, of which he is a member

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 48732737 LCCN: nb2002010013 ISNI: 0000 0001 1637 3512 GND: 173563309 MGP: 125235

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Name	Laczkovich, Miklos
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Short description	Hungarian mathematician
Date of birth	21 February 1948
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