Esther Szekeres
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Esther Szekeres was a Hungarian–Australian mathematician known for her contributions to combinatorics and for co-formulating the Erdős–Szekeres theorem in discrete geometry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Esther Szekeres canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Esther Szekeres Context triple: [George Szekeres, spouse, Esther Szekeres]
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Katalin Rényi
Katalin Rényi was a Hungarian mathematician and educator, known both for her own academic work and as the wife and close intellectual partner of renowned mathematician Alfréd Rényi.
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George Szekeres
George Szekeres was a Hungarian-Australian mathematician known for his contributions to general relativity, combinatorics, and number theory.
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C.
Hilda Geiringer
Hilda Geiringer was an Austrian-American mathematician and pioneering applied probabilist, notable as one of the first women to hold a professorship in mathematics and for her contributions to applied mathematics and mechanics.
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D.
Catherine Telegdi
Catherine Telegdi was a Hungarian noblewoman best known as the mother of Stephen Báthory, the 16th-century Prince of Transylvania and King of Poland.
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E.
Olga Taussky-Todd
Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Esther Szekeres Target entity description: Esther Szekeres was a Hungarian–Australian mathematician known for her contributions to combinatorics and for co-formulating the Erdős–Szekeres theorem in discrete geometry.
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A.
Katalin Rényi
Katalin Rényi was a Hungarian mathematician and educator, known both for her own academic work and as the wife and close intellectual partner of renowned mathematician Alfréd Rényi.
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B.
George Szekeres
George Szekeres was a Hungarian-Australian mathematician known for his contributions to general relativity, combinatorics, and number theory.
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C.
Hilda Geiringer
Hilda Geiringer was an Austrian-American mathematician and pioneering applied probabilist, notable as one of the first women to hold a professorship in mathematics and for her contributions to applied mathematics and mechanics.
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D.
Catherine Telegdi
Catherine Telegdi was a Hungarian noblewoman best known as the mother of Stephen Báthory, the 16th-century Prince of Transylvania and King of Poland.
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E.
Olga Taussky-Todd
Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian of Hungarian descent
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Hungarian emigrant to Australia ⓘ mathematician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
20th-century mathematics
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combinatorial geometry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Erdős–Szekeres problem on convex polygons
ⓘ
linked to:
Erdős–Szekeres theorem
Happy Ending problem ⓘ |
| birthName | Eszter Klein ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
George Szekeres
ⓘ
Paul Erdős ⓘ
linked to:
Pál Erdős
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| coFormulated | Erdős–Szekeres theorem ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Hungary ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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Hungary ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Australia ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Australia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Szekeres ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
combinatorics
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discrete geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Esther ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ramsey theory in combinatorics
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linked to:
Ramsey theory
research in discrete geometry ⓘ |
| knownFor | Erdős–Szekeres theorem ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Adelaide
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Budapest ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian mathematical community
ⓘ
Hungarian mathematical community ⓘ |
| name | Esther Szekeres ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| notableFor | early female mathematician in combinatorics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to Ramsey-type problems
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results in combinatorial geometry ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Adelaide ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | George Szekeres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esther Szekeres Description of subject: Esther Szekeres was a Hungarian–Australian mathematician known for her contributions to combinatorics and for co-formulating the Erdős–Szekeres theorem in discrete geometry.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.