László Kalmár

Updated: 03/13/2021 by Computer Hope
László Kalmár

Name: László Kalmár

Born: March 27, 1905

Death: August 2, 1976 (Age: 71)

Computer-related contributions

  • Hungarian mathematician and Professor at the University of Szeged.
  • Considered the founder of mathematical logic and theoretical Computer Science in Hungary.
  • Fields of interest in computer science included:
    • programming languages
    • Automatic error correction
    • Non-numerical applications of computers
    • The connection between computer science and mathematical logic.

Honors and awards

  • Awarded the Kossuth Prize (1950).
  • Elected to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1949).