János Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician (1802–1860) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Bolyai" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Bolyai (crater).
The native form of this personal name is Bolyai János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
János Bolyai (Hungarian: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈboːjɒi]; 15 December 1802 – 27 January 1860) or Johann Bolyai,[2] was a Hungarian mathematician who developed absolute geometry—a geometry that includes both Euclidean geometry and hyperbolic geometry. The discovery of a consistent alternative geometry that might correspond to the structure of the universe helped to free mathematicians to study abstract concepts irrespective of any possible connection with the physical world.[3]
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János Bolyai | |
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Born | (1802-12-15)15 December 1802 |
Died | 27 January 1860(1860-01-27) (aged 57) Marosvásárhely, Austrian Empire (now Târgu Mureș, Romania) |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Education | TherMilAk (diploma, 1822) |
Known for | Non-Euclidean geometry |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Academic advisors | Farkas Bolyai |
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