MIKLóS LACZKOVICH

'Miklós Laczkovich' (born 21 February 1948) is a Hungarian mathematician mainly noted for his work on real analysis and geometric measure theory. His most famous result is the solution of Tarski's circle-squaring problem in 1989.

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Career


Laczkovich received his degree in mathematics in 1971 at Eötvös Loránd University, where he has been teaching ever since, currently leading the Department of Analysis. He is also a professor at University College London. He has held several guest professor positions in the UK, Canada, Italy and the USA.
Also being a prolific author, he published over 100 papers and two books, one of which, the Conjecture and Proof, was an international success.

Honours



Ostrowski Prize (1993)

★ Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (corresponding: 1993, full: 1998)

Széchenyi Prize (1998)

Trivia


Professor Laczkovich enjoys and performs classical music; he has been active in various choirs in the past decades.

Links



Homepage at Eötvös Loránd University

Homepage at University College London

A:N:S Chorus, an ensemble focused on 15th century polyphonic music, of which he is a member

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