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Ernst G. Straus

Also Known As Ernst Gabor Straus
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German-American mathematician who helped found Euclidean Ramsey theory and the study of arithmetic properties of analytic functions. He served as a mathematical assistant to Albert Einstein and later spent most of his career at UCLA. With Paul Erdos he formulated the Erdos-Straus conjecture on Egyptian fractions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1922 1
Death Year
1983 1
Birthplace
Munich, Germany 1
Death Place
Los Angeles, California, United States 1
Nationality / Culture
German-American 1
Defining Contribution
Co-formulated the Erdős-Straus conjecture with Paul Erdős in 1948; served as Albert Einstein's mathematical assistant. 1
Notable Work
Formulated the Erdős-Straus conjecture on Egyptian fractions; served as a research assistant to Albert Einstein. 1
Biography
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Associated With

Paul Erdos, Mathematicians

Frequent collaborator; co-poser of the Erdos-Straus conjecture.

Source Ernst G. Straus (Wikipedia)

Conjectures Posed

Erdos-Straus Conjecture, Conjectures
Source Erdos-Straus Conjecture (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Combinatorics, Branches of Mathematics
Source MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive: Ernst Straus - Biography
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Nationality

Germany

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

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United States

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1. Ernst G. Straus (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Opening sentence
    was a German-American mathematician of Jewish origin
  • Career section
    Two years later, he became the assistant of Albert Einstein.
  • infobox/opening paragraph
    Ernst Gabor Straus (February 25, 1922 - July 12, 1983) was a German-American mathematician
  • Infobox: known_for
    Erdős-Straus conjecture Illumination problem Swiss cheese universe
  • Biography
    One of his best known contributions in popular mathematics is the Erdős-Straus conjecture that every number of the form 4/n has a three-term Egyptian fraction.
  • Lead section
    His extensive list of co-authors includes Albert Einstein, Paul Erdős, Richard Bellman, Béla Bollobás, Sarvadaman Chowla, Ronald Graham, Lee Albert Rubel, Mathukumalli V Subbarao, László Lovász, Carl Pomerance, Moshe Goldberg, and George Szekeres.
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Erdos-Straus Conjecture (Wikipedia)
WikipediaConjectures Posed: Erdos-Straus Conjecture, Background and history
Quote, Conjectures Posed: Erdos-Straus Conjecture, Background and history
The Erdős-Straus conjecture was formulated in 1948 by Paul Erdős and Ernst G.
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MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive: Ernst Straus - Biography
MacTutor History of Mathematics ArchiveIn Branch: Combinatorics, Quick Info summary
Quote, In Branch: Combinatorics, Quick Info summary
Ernst Straus was a German-born American mathematician who worked in a variety of areas including relativity and combinatorics.
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