Alfréd Rényi
Alfréd Rényi | |
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| Born | 20 March 1921 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 1 February 1970 (aged 48) Budapest, Hungary |
| Alma mater | University of Szeged |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Doctoral advisor | Frigyes Riesz |
| Doctoral students | Imre Csiszár Gyula O. H. Katona János Komlós András Prékopa Gábor Székely Janos Galambos |
Alfréd Rényi (20 March 1921 – 1 February 1970) was a Hungarian mathematician known for his work in probability theory, though he also made contributions in combinatorics, graph theory, and number theory.