Alfréd Haar
Hungarian mathematician (1885-1933) · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Died at 47
Alfréd Haar was a Hungarian mathematician. In 1904 he began to study at the University of Göttingen. His doctorate was supervised by David Hilbert. The Haar measure, Haar wavelet, and Haar transform are named in his honor. Between 1912 and 1919 he taught at Franz Joseph University in Kolozsvár.
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![Conference at the University of Szeged, 1928. Left to right, standing: Frigyes Riesz, Béla Kerékjártó, Alfréd Haar, Gyula Kőnig, Rudolf Ortvay [hu], on chairs: József Kürschák, George David Birkhoff, O.D. Kellog, Leopold Fejér, sitting on the floor: Tibor Radó, István Lipka [hu], László Kalmár, Pál Szász [hu]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Matematikai_konferencia_Szegeden%2C_1928.jpg/500px-Matematikai_konferencia_Szegeden%2C_1928.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
About this person
Together with Frigyes Riesz, he made the University of Szeged a centre of mathematics. He also founded the Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum journal together with Riesz.
Country
Hungary
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1933 · aged 47
