Tibor Radó

Hungarian mathematician (1895–1965)
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Summary

Tibor Radó was born on June 2, 1895[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on December 29, 1965[3], in New Smyrna Beach[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and Czechoslovak legionary[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: December 12, 1965[9]
  • Place of burial: Simsbury Cemetery[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Hungary[11], United States[12]
  • Field of work: mathematics[13]
  • Employer: Harvard University[14], Rice University[15], University of Szeged[16], Ohio State University[17]
  • Educated at: University of Szeged[18], Budapest University of Technology and Economics[19]
  • Doctoral advisor: Frigyes Riesz[20], Lipót Fejér[21]
  • Notable work: Radó's theorem[22], Radó–Kneser–Choquet theorem[23], Plateau's problem[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Doctoral student: Harry Huskey[26], Preston C. Hammer[27], Paul V. Reichelderfer[28], William Raymond Scott[29], Robert G. Helsel[30], Albert George Fadell[31], Larry Dean Nelson[32], James Bennett Randels[33], Shen Lin[34], Hugh Jordan Miser[35], Cecil Lamborn Woods[36], Miriam C. Ayer[37], Paul McClure Young[38], Lawrence Albert Ringenberg[39]
  • Military branch: Czechoslovak legions in Russia[40], Czechoslovak Legions[41]
  • Commons category: Tibor Radó[42]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[43]
  • Family name: Radó[44]
  • Given name: Tibor[45]
  • Described by source: Database of the Military Historical Archive[46]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[47]
  • Erdős number: 3[48]

Why It Matters

Tibor Radó has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

His notable doctoral advisees include Harry Huskey[51], an engineer[52], 1916–2017[53], of United States[54], awarded the Computer History Museum Fellow[55], specialised in mathematics[56] and John William Theodore Youngs[57], a mathematician[58], 1910–1970[59], of United States[60], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[61], specialised in graph theory[62].

FAQs

Where was Tibor Radó born?

Tibor Radó's place of birth was Budapest[2].

Where did Tibor Radó die?

Tibor Radó died in New Smyrna Beach[4].

What did Tibor Radó do for work?

Tibor Radó worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and Czechoslovak legionary[7].

Where did Tibor Radó go to school?

Tibor Radó was educated at University of Szeged[18] and Budapest University of Technology and Economics[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [40] ↑ . Database of the Military Historical Archive. Retrieved . vuapraha.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [41] ↑ . Legie 100. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . vuapraha.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [43] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  40. [44] ↑ . Database of the Military Historical Archive. Retrieved . vuapraha.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [45] ↑ . Database of the Military Historical Archive. Retrieved . vuapraha.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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