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Vera T. Sós

Hungarian mathematician (1930-2023) · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Died at 92

Vera Turán Sós was a Hungarian mathematician who specialized in number theory and combinatorics. She was a student and close collaborator of both Paul Erdős and Alfréd Rényi. She also collaborated frequently with her husband Pál Turán, an analyst, number theorist, and combinatorist.

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2023Died22 March 20232006Hazám-díjAward2002Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian RepublicAward1997Széchenyi PrizeAward1983Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesAward1974Szele Tibor commemorative medalAward1930Born11 September 1930

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Hazám-díj2006
Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic2002
Széchenyi Prize1997
Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences1983
Szele Tibor commemorative medal1974

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Until 1987, she worked at the Department of Analysis at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Afterwards, she was employed by the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics. She was elected a corresponding member (1985) and member (1990) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 1997, Sós was awarded the Széchenyi Prize.

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Hungary
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1930 to 2023 · aged 92