Paul erdős contribution to mathematics
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Paul erdos iq.
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Budapest, Hungary
Warsaw, Poland
Biography
Paul Erdős came from a Jewish family (the original family name being Engländer) although neither of his parents observed the Jewish religion.Paul's father Lajos and his mother Anna had two daughters, aged three and five, who died of scarlet fever just days before Paul was born. This naturally had the effect making Lajos and Anna extremely protective of Paul.
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He would be introduced to mathematics by his parents, themselves both teachers of mathematics.
Paul was not much over a year old when World War I broke out. Paul's father Lajos was captured by the Russian army as it attacked the Austro-Hungarian troops.
He spent six years in captivity in Siberia. As soon as Lajos was captured, with Paul's mother Anna teaching during the day, a German gove