Mathematician:Farkas Wolfgang Bolyai

Mathematician
Frequently referred to as Wolfgang Bolyai.

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)

Books and Papers

 * 1832: Tentamen iuventutem studiosam in elementa matheosos introducendi