Márton Balázs (July 17, 1929 – April 13, 2016) was a Romanian
mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
of
Hungarian descent.
[ Kása Zoltán: A mi csillaghármasunk, Szabadság, April 15, 201]
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He was born in Lueta
Lueta ( hu, Lövéte, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of two villages:
*Băile Chirui / Kirulyfürdő
* Lueta / L ...
, Odorhei County
Odorhei County was a county (Romanian: '' județ'') in the Kingdom of Romania. The county seat was Odorheiu Secuiesc.
Geography
Odorhei County covered 2,977 km2 and was located in central part of Greater Romania, in eastern part of the historical ...
(now Harghita County
Harghita (, hu, Hargita megye, ) is a county (județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.
Demographics 2002 census
In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a populatio ...
), Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. After graduating from high school in Odorheiu Secuiesc
Odorheiu Secuiesc (; hu, Székelyudvarhely, ; german: Odorhellen) is the second largest municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as ''Odorhei'' in Romanian and ''Udvarhely'' in Hungarian. The Hun ...
, he got his undergraduate degree from Babeș-Bolyai University
The Babeș-Bolyai University ( ro, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai , hu, Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem, commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. UBB has a long academic tradition, started by Universitas ...
, with a specialization in mathematical physics.
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1929 births
2016 deaths
Romanian people of Hungarian descent
People from Harghita County
Romanian mathematicians
Romanian educational theorists
Babeș-Bolyai University alumni
Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University
Budapest University of Technology and Economics alumni
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