George Pólya
1887–1985, Budapest, Hungary, Palo Alto, California, United States
Combinatorics and discrete mathematicsProbability and statisticsAnalysis
Hungarian-American mathematician known for work in combinatorics, probability, inequalities, and mathematical problem solving.
George Pólya contributed to complex analysis, probability, combinatorics, and number theory. His enumeration formula counts objects under symmetry, while his books How to Solve It and Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning made mathematical heuristics accessible to generations of learners.
Workplaces: Stanford University
Hungary, United States