Education
Pollaczek studied at the Technical University of Vienna, got a Master of Science
Pollaczek studied at the Technical University of Vienna, got a Master of Science
He is best known for the Pollaczek–Khinchine formula in queueing theory (1930), and the Pollaczek polynomials. in electrical engineering from Technical University of Brno (1920), and his Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics from University of Berlin (1922) on a dissertation entitled Über die Kreiskörper der l-ten und l2-ten Einheitswurzeln, advised by Issai Schur and based on results published first in 1917. He was employed by General Electric Company in Berlin (1921-1923), worked for Deutsche Bundespost (1923-1933), moved to Paris where he was consulting teletraffic engineer to various institutions from 1933 onwards. In 1977 was awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize, although his age prevented him from receiving the prize in person.