Mathematician:Farkas Wolfgang Bolyai

Mathematician
Hungarian mathematician, mainly known for his work in geometry. Father of.

Lifelong friend of from their years at university together.

Nationality
Hungarian

History

 * Born: 9 February 1775 in Bolya (near Nagyszeben), Transylvania, Hungary (now Sibiu, Romania)
 * Died: 20 November 1856 in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Târgu-Mureş, Romania)

Theorems and Definitions

 * Wallace-Bolyai-Gerwien Theorem (independently of and ) (also known as Bolyai-Gerwien Theorem)

Publications

 * 1832: Tentamen iuventutem studiosam in elementa matheosos introducendi

Also known as
Known as both Farkas Bolyai and Wolfgang Bolyai (the latter mainly in Germany)