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Dénes Kőnig

Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (died 1944)

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Born
September 21, 1884
Died
October 19, 1944
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1884

About Dénes Kőnig

Dénes Kőnig was a Hungarian mathematician of Hungarian Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory. Dénes Kőnig (September 21, 1884 – October 19, 1944) was a Hungarian mathematician of Hungarian Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory. In memory of their father, who died in 1913, Kőnig and his brother György created the Gyula Kőnig prize in 1918. In 1899, he published his first work while still attending High School in a journal Matematikai és Fizikai Lapok.

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Dénes Kőnig timeline

  1. Dénes Kőnig (September 21, 1884 – October 19, 1944) was a Hungarian mathematician of Hungarian Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory.
  2. In 1899, he published his first work while still attending High School in a journal Matematikai és Fizikai Lapok.
  3. In memory of their father, who died in 1913, Kőnig and his brother György created the Gyula Kőnig prize in 1918.

The world when Dénes Kőnig was born

Dénes Kőnig was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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