Mathematician:Gyula O.H. Katona

Mathematician

Hungarian mathematician best known for his work in the field of combinatorial set theory.

Proved the Erdős-Ko-Rado Theorem.

Father of Gyula Y. Katona, who works in similar fields.

Nationality

Hungarian

History

• Born: March 16, 1941

Theorems and Definitions

• 1963: Kruskal-Katona Theorem (with Joseph Bernard Kruskal)

Publications

• 1968: A theorem of finite sets (in Theory of Graphs, co-edited with P. Erdős)
• 1972: A simple proof of the Erdös-Chao Ko-Rado theorem