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Michael Fekete
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Fekete in 1940
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Mihály Fekete
19 July 1886 Zenta, Austria-Hungary, (today Senta, Serbia)
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| Died | 13 May 1957 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | University of Budapest |
| Known for | Fekete's lemma, Fekete polynomial |
| Awards | Israel Prize for Exact Sciences (1955) |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Budapest University Hebrew University |
| Doctoral advisor | Lipót Fejér |
| Doctoral students | Aryeh Dvoretzky Michael Bahir Maschler Zeev Nehari Menahem Max Schiffer |
Michael Fekete (born Mihály Fekete) was a famous mathematician. He was born in Hungary and later became an Israeli citizen. He lived from 1886 to 1957.
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Early Life and Education
Michael Fekete was born in a town called Zenta. This town was part of Austria-Hungary back then. Today, it is known as Senta in Serbia.
He loved studying mathematics. In 1909, he earned his PhD degree. He got this degree from the University of Budapest. A famous math professor named Lipót Fejér was his teacher.
After finishing his PhD, Fekete moved to the University of Göttingen. This university was a very important place for mathematicians. In 1914, he went back to the University of Budapest. There, he became a special lecturer called a Privatdozent.
Teaching and Research
Fekete also worked as a private math tutor. One of his students was a very smart young man named János Neumann. Neumann later became a super famous mathematician and computer scientist.
In 1922, Fekete and Neumann wrote a math paper together. This was Neumann's very first scientific paper. Fekete spent most of his own research time studying something called the transfinite diameter. This is a complex idea in mathematics.
Moving to Israel
In 1928, Michael Fekete moved to a place called Mandate Palestine. This area later became the country of Israel. He was one of the first teachers at the Institute of Mathematics. This institute was part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In 1929, he became a full professor. He later became the head of the math institute. He took over from other great mathematicians like Edmund Landau.
Fekete also became the Dean of Natural Sciences. This meant he was in charge of all the science departments. From 1946 to 1948, he was the Provost of the Hebrew University. The Provost is like a main leader of the university.
He taught many students who became important mathematicians. Some of his students were Aryeh Dvoretzky and Michael Bahir Maschler.
Awards and Honors
Michael Fekete was a very respected mathematician. In 1955, he received the Israel Prize. This is one of the highest honors in Israel. He won it for his work in Exact Sciences, which includes mathematics.
See also
- Fekete problem
- Fekete polynomial
- Fekete–Szegő inequality
- Fekete's lemma
- Fekete constant
Images for kids
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Mathematics professor Michael Fekete, the Provost of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with his water quota, during the siege of Jerusalem.
