Béla Bollobás

Summary

Béla Bollobás is a human^[1]. Born in Budapest^[2], he… he worked as a mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Budapest^[2], Béla Bollobás…
• Béla Bollobás's father was Béla Bollobás^[6].
• Béla Bollobás held citizenship in Hungary^[7].
• Béla Bollobás's professions included mathematician^[3].
• Béla Bollobás worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Béla Bollobás's field of work was combinatorics^[8].
• Béla Bollobás's field of work was graph theory^[9].
• Béla Bollobás's field of work was mathematics^[10].
• Béla Bollobás's field of work was functional analysis^[11].
• Béla Bollobás held the position of senior researcher^[12].
• Among Béla Bollobás's employers was University of Memphis^[13].
• Béla Bollobás's doctoral advisor was Paul Erdős^[14].
• Béla Bollobás's doctoral advisor was László Fejes Tóth^[15].
• Béla Bollobás's doctoral advisor was Frank Adams^[16].
• Béla Bollobás received the honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań^[17].
• Béla Bollobás received the Széchenyi Prize^[18].
• Béla Bollobás received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[19].
• Béla Bollobás received the Senior Whitehead Prize^[20].
• Béla Bollobás received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[21].
• Béla Bollobás's image is recorded as Béla Bollobás.jpg^[22].
• Béla Bollobás is recorded as male^[23].
• Béla Bollobás's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Béla Bollobás supervised Penny Haxell as a doctoral student^[25].
• Béla Bollobás supervised Jonathan Partington as a doctoral student^[26].
• Béla Bollobás supervised Charles Read as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Béla Bollobás's place of birth was Budapest^[2]. His father was he^[6].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Paul Erdős^[14], a mathematician^[28], 1913–1996^[29], of Hungary^[30], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[31], specialised in probability theory^[32]; László Fejes Tóth^[15], a mathematician^[33], 1915–2005^[34], of Hungary^[35], awarded the Kossuth Prize^[36], specialised in geometry^[37]; and Frank Adams^[16], a mathematician^[38], 1930–1989^[39], of United Kingdom^[40], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[41], specialised in topology^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include combinatorics^[8], a branch of mathematics^[43]; graph theory^[9], an academic discipline^[44]; mathematics^[10], an academic discipline^[45]; and functional analysis^[11], a branch of mathematics^[46]. Among Béla Bollobás's employers was University of Memphis^[13]. He held the position of senior researcher^[12]. Doctoral students include Penny Haxell^[25], a mathematician^[47], b. 1967^[48], of Canada^[49], specialised in extremal combinatorics^[50]; Jonathan Partington^[26], a mathematician^[51], b. 1955^[52], of United Kingdom^[53], specialised in mathematics^[54]; Charles Read^[27], a mathematician^[55], 1958–2015^[56], of United Kingdom^[57], awarded the Berwick Prize^[58], specialised in mathematical analysis^[59]; Keith Martin Ball^[60], a mathematician^[61], b. 1960^[62], of United Kingdom^[63], awarded the Whitehead Prize^[64], specialised in mathematics^[65]; Graham Brightwell^[66], a mathematician^[67], b. 1962^[68], of United Kingdom^[69], specialised in combinatorics^[70]; and Timothy Gowers^[71].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań^[17], an award^[72], in Poland^[73]; Széchenyi Prize^[18], a science award^[74], in Hungary^[75], founded in 1990^[76]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[19], a fellowship award^[77]; Senior Whitehead Prize^[20], an award^[78], in United Kingdom^[79]; and Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], a fellowship award^[80], in United Kingdom^[81].

Why It Matters

Béla Bollobás ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]

He has been cited as an influence by Svante Janson^[84], a mathematician^[85], b. 1955^[86], of Sweden^[87], awarded the Wallenberg Prize^[88], specialised in mathematical analysis^[89].

His notable doctoral advisees include Timothy Gowers^[90], a mathematician^[91], b. 1963^[92], of United Kingdom^[93], awarded the Fields medal^[94], specialised in combinatorics^[95]; Imre Leader^[96], a mathematician^[97], b. 1963^[98], of United Kingdom^[99], awarded the Whitehead Prize^[100], specialised in combinatorics^[101]; Keith Martin Ball^[102], a mathematician^[103], b. 1960^[104], of United Kingdom^[105], awarded the Whitehead Prize^[106], specialised in mathematics^[107]; Reinhard Diestel^[108], a mathematician^[109], b. 1959^[110], of Germany^[111]; József Balogh^[112], a mathematician^[113], b. 1971^[114], of Hungary^[115], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[116]; and Charles Read^[117], a mathematician^[118], 1958–2015^[119], of United Kingdom^[120], awarded the Berwick Prize^[121], specialised in mathematical analysis^[122].

FAQs

Where was Béla Bollobás born?

Born in Budapest^[2], Béla Bollobás…

Who were Béla Bollobás's parents?

Béla Bollobás's father was Béla Bollobás^[6].

What did Béla Bollobás do for work?

Béla Bollobás worked as mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4].

What awards did Béla Bollobás receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań^[17], Széchenyi Prize^[18], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[19], and Senior Whitehead Prize^[20].

Who did Béla Bollobás influence?

Béla Bollobás has been cited as an influence by Svante Janson^[84].