George Szekeres

George Szekeres
George Szekeres, 2001
Born	(1911-05-29)29 May 1911 Budapest, Hungary
Died	28 August 2005(2005-08-28) (aged 94) Adelaide, Australia
Nationality	Hungarian-Australian
Alma mater	Technical University of Budapest
Known for	Szekeres snark Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates Erdős–Szekeres theorem
Spouse	Esther Szekeres
Children	Peter · Judy
Awards	Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1968)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician
Institutions	University of Adelaide University of New South Wales
Doctoral students	Alfred van der Poorten

George Szekeres AM FAA (Hungarian: [ˈsɛkɛrɛʃ]; 29 May 1911 – 28 August 2005) was a Hungarian–Australian mathematician.