László Lovász

Hungarian mathematician (1948-) · Hungary · On the map · Academics

László Lovász is a Hungarian mathematician and professor emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University, best known for his work in combinatorics, for which he was awarded the 2021 Abel Prize jointly with Avi Wigderson.

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2022Gauss LectureshipAward2021Abel PrizeAward2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2012Fulkerson PrizeAward2010Kyoto PrizeAward2008Széchenyi PrizeAward2006John von Neumann Theory PrizeAward1999Knuth PrizeAwardWolf Prize in MathematicsAward1993Brouwer MedalAward1992Honorary Doctorate from the University of WaterlooAward1982Fulkerson PrizeAward1979George Pólya PrizeAwardPaul Erdős PrizeAward1948Born9 March 1948

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Gauss Lectureship2022

Abel Prize2021

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society2013

Fulkerson Prize2012

Kyoto Prize2010

Széchenyi Prize2008

John von Neumann Theory Prize2006

Gödel Prize2001

Wolf Prize in Mathematics1999

Knuth Prize1999

Brouwer Medal1993

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waterloo1992

Fulkerson Prize1982

George Pólya Prize1979

Paul Erdős Prize1979

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He was the president of the International Mathematical Union from 2007 to 2010 and the president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 2014 to 2020.

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Hungary