Mór Réthy

Mór Réthy (or Moritz Réthy) (1846–1925) was a Hungarian mathematician.

Mór Réthy
Born(1846-11-09)November 9, 1846
Nagykőrös, Hungary
DiedOctober 16, 1925(1925-10-16) (aged 78)
Budapest, Hungary
Resting placeKozma Street Cemetery (Budapest)
47.479499°N 19.179202°E / 47.479499; 19.179202
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg
Spouse(s)Etelka Finály (1870-1883)
Steiner Johanna (1887-1924)
Julianna Schwarcz (1924-1925)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Kolozsvár
Technical University of Budapest
Doctoral advisorLeo Königsberger[1]

Life and work

Réthy attended the Technical Universities of Vienna and Budapest; he graduated in Budapest in 1870. After two years teaching in the Modern Technical School of Körmöcbánya, he obtained a grant to follow huis studies in Göttingen and Heidelberg, where he studied under Clebsch, Kirchhoff, Schering and Königsberger, obtaining his doctoral degree in Heidelberg in 1874.[2][1]

In 1874 he was appointed extraordinary professor at the university of Kolozsvár where he remained until 1886, serving also as head of mathematics department and dean of the faculty of sciences. In 1886 he began teaching in the Technical University of Budapest lecturing in geometry; but then his interest changed to mathematical physics, lecturing in analytical mechanics and theoretical physics from 1892 until his retirement.

Réthy was member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1878), he was awarded an honorary degree from University of Heidelberg (1924).[3] He received the Marczibányi Prize in 1904.[4]

He spread the work of the Bolyai father and son editing the Tentamen in two volumes in 1897 and 1904[5] and writing papers about it.[6]

Réthy is remembered by his work on theoretical mechanics[6] published mainly in Hungarian or German but translated to English in many cases.

Réthy's burial in Budapest

References
  1. Mór Réthy at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. Szenkovits 2014, p. 428.
  3. Szenkovits 2014, p. 429.
  4. O'Connor & Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics.
  5. Prékopa 2006, p. 43.
  6. Horvath 2006, p. 429.

Bibliography
  • Frank, Tibor (2012). "Teaching and Learning Science in Hungary, 1867–1945: Schools, Personalities, Influences". Science & Education. 21 (3): 355–380. doi:10.1007/s11191-011-9344-5. ISSN 0926-7220. S2CID 144178519.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Horvath, Janos (ed,) (2006). A Panorama of Hungarian Mathematics in the Twentieth Century. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-28945-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Prékopa, András (2006). "The Revolution of János Bolyai". In András Prékopa; Emil Molnár (eds.). Non-Euclidean Geometries. Springer. ISBN 978-0387-29554-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Szenkovits, Ferenc (2014). "Remarkable Hungarian mathematicians at the Cluj University" (PDF). Mathematica. 59 (4): 419–433. ISSN 2065-961X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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