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{{Short description|Israeli-Hungarian mathematician (1886–1957)}}
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| name = Michael (Mihály) Fekete
| name = Michael Fekete
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| caption = Michael Fekete
| caption = Fekete in 1940
| birth_name = Mihály Fekete
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|7|19}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Senta|Senta]], [[Bácska]], [[Austria-Hungary]], modern [[Serbia]]
| birth_place = Zenta, [[Austria-Hungary]], (today [[Senta]], [[Serbia]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|5|13|1886|7|19}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|5|13|1886|7|19|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]
| death_place = [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]
| residence = Israel
| nationality = Israel
| nationality = Israeli
| ethnicity = [[Jewish]]
| field = [[Mathematics]]
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| work_institution = [[Eötvös Loránd University|Budapest University]]<br>[[Hebrew University]]
| field = [[Mathematics]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Budapest]]
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| work_institution = [[Eötvös Loránd University|Budapest University]]<br>[[Hebrew University]]
| alma_mater = [[Budapest University]]
| doctoral_advisor = [[Lipót Fejér]]
| doctoral_advisor = [[Lipót Fejér]]
| doctoral_students = [[Aryeh Dvoretzky]]<br>[[Michael Bahir Maschler]]<br>[[Zeev Nehari]]<br>[[Menahem Max Schiffer]]
| doctoral_students = [[Aryeh Dvoretzky]]<br>[[Michael Bahir Maschler]]<br>[[Zeev Nehari]]<br>[[Menahem Max Schiffer]]
| known_for = [[Fekete's lemma]], [[Fekete polynomial]]
| known_for = [[Fekete's lemma]], [[Fekete polynomial]]
| prizes = [[Israel Prize]] for [[Exact Sciences]] (1955)
| prizes = [[Israel Prize]] for [[Exact Sciences]] (1955)
| religion = Jewish
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'''Michael (Mihály) Fekete''' ({{lang-he|מיכאל פקטה}}; July 19, 1886 &ndash; May 13, 1957) was an [[Israelis|Israeli]]-[[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] [[mathematician]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Rogosinski | first1=W. W. | title=Obituary: Michael Fekete | doi=10.1112/jlms/s1-33.4.496 |mr=0100535 | year=1958 | journal=Journal of the London Mathematical Society. Second Series | issn=0024-6107 | volume=33 | pages=496–500}}</ref>
'''Michael (Mihály) Fekete''' ({{langx|he|מיכאל פקטה}}; 19 July 1886 &ndash; 13 May 1957) was a Hungarian-[[Israelis|Israeli]] [[mathematician]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Rogosinski | first1=W. W. | title=Obituary: Michael Fekete | doi=10.1112/jlms/s1-33.4.496 |mr=0100535 | year=1958 | journal=Journal of the London Mathematical Society |series=Second Series | issn=0024-6107 | volume=33 | pages=496–500}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:Prof Fekete Rector Heb Uni-water-allocation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Mathematics professor Michael Fekete, the [[Provost (education)|Provost]] of the [[Hebrew University]] of [[Jerusalem]], with his water quota, during the siege of [[Jerusalem]]]]
[[File:Prof Fekete Rector Heb Uni-water-allocation.jpg|thumb|150px|Mathematics professor Michael Fekete, the [[Provost (education)|Provost]] of the [[Hebrew University]] of [[Jerusalem]], with his water quota, during the [[Battle for Jerusalem|siege of Jerusalem]]]]


Fekete was born in 1886 in [[Senta|Zenta]], [[Bačka]], in the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] part of the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]] (today [[Senta]] in [[Vojvodina]], [[Serbia]]). He received his [[PhD]] in 1909 from the [[Eötvös Loránd University|Budapest University]] (later renamed to [[Eötvös Loránd University]]), under the stewardship of [[Lipót Fejér]], among whose students were other [[mathematicians]] such as [[Paul Erdős]], [[John von Neumann]], [[Pál Turán]] and [[George Pólya]]. After completing his PhD he left to [[Georg-August University of Göttingen]], which in those days was considered a mathematics hub, and subsequently returned to the [[Eötvös Loránd University|University of Budapest]], where he attained the title of [[Privatdozent]]. In addition, Fekete engaged in private mathematics tutoring. Among his students was [[János Neumann]], who, was later known in the [[United States]] as John von Neumann. In 1922, Fekete published a paper together with von Neumann in the subject of [[extremal polynomials]]. This was von Neumann's first [[scientific paper]]. Fekete dedicated the majority of his scientific work to the transfinite diameter.
Michael Fekete was born in Zenta, [[Austria-Hungary]] (today [[Senta]], [[Serbia]]). He received his [[PhD]] in 1909 from the [[University of Budapest]] (later renamed Eötvös Loránd University). He studied under [[Lipót Fejér]]. After completing his PhD he switched to [[University of Göttingen]], which was considered a mathematics hub. In 1914, he returned to the University of Budapest, where he attained the title of [[Privatdozent]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Prof. Michael Fekete; 1886-1957
| year=1955 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGo8AQAAIAAJ&dq=michael+fekete&pg=RA49-PA8
|publisher=Israel Digest: A Bi-weekly Summary of News from Israel, Volumes 6-8
|page= 8
}}</ref>


Fekete also worked as a private math tutor. Among his students was [[János Neumann]]. In 1922, Fekete published a paper together with Neumann on extremal polynomials, which was Neumann's first [[scientific paper]].{{sfn|Hersh|2015|p=168}} Fekete dedicated the majority of his scientific work to the [[transfinite diameter]].
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In 1928 he immigrated to [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandate Palestine]] and was among the first instructors in the Institute of Mathematics at the [[Hebrew University]] of [[Jerusalem]]. In 1929 he was promoted to [[professor]] in the institute. Eventually he succeeded the mathematicians [[Edmund Landau]] and [[Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel]] in heading the institute. He later moved on to become the [[Dean (education)|dean]] of [[Natural Sciences]], and between the years 1946&ndash;1948 he was [[Hebrew University]] [[Provost (education)|Provost]].


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In 1928 Fekete immigrated to [[Mandate Palestine]] and was among the first instructors of the Institute of Mathematics at the [[Hebrew University]] of [[Jerusalem]].{{sfn|Joseph|Melnikov|Rentschler|2003}} In 1929 he was promoted to [[professor]], and eventually headed the institute, succeeding [[Edmund Landau]] and [[Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel]]. He later became the [[Dean (education)|dean]] of [[Natural Sciences]], and between the years 1946&ndash;1948 he was [[Hebrew University]] [[Provost (education)|Provost]].
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Among his students were [[Aryeh Dvoretzky]], [[Amnon Jakimovski]] and [[Michael Bahir Maschler]].


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Among his students were [[Aryeh Dvoretzky]] and [[Michael Bahir Maschler]].
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== Awards ==

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In 1955, Fekete was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for [[Exact Sciences|exact sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |title=Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew) |publisher=cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website) |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5nyqL5Ku8?url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |archivedate=March 4, 2010 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
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== Awards and recognition==
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In 1955, Fekete was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for [[exact sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |title=Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew) |publisher=cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612102601/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav |archivedate=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== Literature ==
*{{cite book
|last1=Joseph
|first1=Anthony
|last2=Melnikov
|first2=Anna
|last3=Rentschler
|first3=Rudolf
|year=2003
|title= Studies in Memory of Issai Schur
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KvLxBwAAQBAJ&dq=michael+fekete&pg=PR41
|location=New York
|publisher=Springfield
|isbn=978-1-4612-0045-1
}}
*{{cite book
|last=Hersh
|first=Reuben
|year=2015
|title=Peter Lax, Mathematician
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ammxBgAAQBAJ&dq=michael+fekete&pg=PA168
|location=
|publisher=American Mathematical Soc.
|page= 168
|isbn=978-1-4704-1708-6
}}


== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 12:32, 1 November 2024

Michael Fekete
Fekete in 1940
Born
Mihály Fekete

(1886-07-19)19 July 1886
Zenta, Austria-Hungary, (today Senta, Serbia)
Died13 May 1957(1957-05-13) (aged 70)
Jerusalem, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materUniversity of Budapest
Known forFekete's lemma, Fekete polynomial
AwardsIsrael Prize for Exact Sciences (1955)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBudapest University
Hebrew University
Doctoral advisorLipót Fejér
Doctoral studentsAryeh Dvoretzky
Michael Bahir Maschler
Zeev Nehari
Menahem Max Schiffer

Michael (Mihály) Fekete (Hebrew: מיכאל פקטה; 19 July 1886 – 13 May 1957) was a Hungarian-Israeli mathematician.[1]

Biography

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Mathematics professor Michael Fekete, the Provost of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with his water quota, during the siege of Jerusalem

Michael Fekete was born in Zenta, Austria-Hungary (today Senta, Serbia). He received his PhD in 1909 from the University of Budapest (later renamed Eötvös Loránd University). He studied under Lipót Fejér. After completing his PhD he switched to University of Göttingen, which was considered a mathematics hub. In 1914, he returned to the University of Budapest, where he attained the title of Privatdozent.[2]

Fekete also worked as a private math tutor. Among his students was János Neumann. In 1922, Fekete published a paper together with Neumann on extremal polynomials, which was Neumann's first scientific paper.[3] Fekete dedicated the majority of his scientific work to the transfinite diameter.

In 1928 Fekete immigrated to Mandate Palestine and was among the first instructors of the Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4] In 1929 he was promoted to professor, and eventually headed the institute, succeeding Edmund Landau and Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel. He later became the dean of Natural Sciences, and between the years 1946–1948 he was Hebrew University Provost.

Among his students were Aryeh Dvoretzky and Michael Bahir Maschler.

Awards and recognition

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In 1955, Fekete was awarded the Israel Prize for exact sciences.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rogosinski, W. W. (1958). "Obituary: Michael Fekete". Journal of the London Mathematical Society. Second Series. 33: 496–500. doi:10.1112/jlms/s1-33.4.496. ISSN 0024-6107. MR 0100535.
  2. ^ "Prof. Michael Fekete; 1886-1957". Israel Digest: A Bi-weekly Summary of News from Israel, Volumes 6-8. 1955. p. 8.
  3. ^ Hersh 2015, p. 168.
  4. ^ Joseph, Melnikov & Rentschler 2003.
  5. ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew)". cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website). Archived from the original on June 12, 2012.

Literature

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