János Bolyai
1802 – 1860 · aged 58
Hungarian mathematician (1802–1860)
- Born
- 15 Dec 1802 · Cluj-Napoca
- Died
- 27 Jan 1860 · Târgu Mureș
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- 15 Dec 1802BornBorn in Cluj-Napoca
- 27 Jan 1860DiedDied in Târgu Mureș
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- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
Biography
János Bolyai (Hungarian: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈboːjɒi]; 15 December 1802 – 27 January 1860) or Johann Bolyai, was a Hungarian mathematician who developed absolute geometry—a geometry that includes both Euclidean geometry and hyperbolic geometry. The discovery of a consistent alternative geometry that might correspond to the structure of the universe helped to free mathematicians to study abstract concepts irrespective of any possible connection with the physical world.
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