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George Pólya ( / ˈpoʊljə /; Hungarian: Pólya György, pronounced [ˈpoːjɒ ˈɟørɟ]; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian-American mathematician. He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at ETH Zürich and from 1940 to 1953 at Stanford University.
George Pólya (1887 - 1985) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics. Quick Info. Born. 13 December 1887. Budapest, Hungary. Died. 7 September 1985. Palo Alto, California, USA. Summary. Pólya worked in probability, analysis, number theory, geometry, combinatorics and mathematical physics. View nine larger pictures. Biography.
How to Solve It (1945) is a small volume by mathematician George Pólya, describing methods of problem solving. This book has remained in print continually since 1945.
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George Polya. 1887-1985. Hungarian-born American mathematician and mathematics educator who made a number of contributions to the theory of probability, being the first to study the "random walk." Polya studied mathematics at the University of Budapest, receiving his doctorate in 1912.
OBITUARY. GEORGE POLYA. His life. George (Gyorgy) Polya was born in Budapest on 13 December 1887, the son of Jakab (1844-1897) and Anna (nee Deutsch; 1853-1939) Polya. Jakab was a lawyer in the Budapest office of the Assicurazioni Generali of Trieste, a large international insurance firm.
May 6, 2014 · A tribute to the mathematician and educator George Pólya, who wrote influential books on problem solving and mathematical discovery. The article reviews his contributions, legacy and impact on mathematics education.
Feb 6, 2018 · American mathematician, Born: György Pólya in Budapest, Hungary in 1887, (d. 1985 in Palo Alto, USA) An excellent problem solver. He designed a complete strategy for problem solving that can help both the beginner and the advanced mathematician to solve both mathematical and physical problems.
