George Gratzer

Background

His father József Grätzer was famous in Hungary as the "Puzzle King" („rejtvénykirály”).

Education

George Grätzer received his Doctor of Philosophy from Eötvös Loránd University in 1960 under the supervision of László Fuchs.

Career

He is known for his books on LaTeX and his proof with East. Tamás Schmidt of the Grätzer-Schmidt theorem. In 1963 Grátzer and Schmidt published their theorem on the characterization of congruence lattices of algebras. In 1963 Grätzer left Hungary and became a professor at Pennsylvania State University.

In 1966 he became a professor at the University of Manitoba and later a Canadian citizen.

His mathematical articles are widely cited and he has written several influential books

Achievements

• Grünwald Memorial Prize (1967) Steacle Prize (1971) Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1973) Jeffery–Williams Prize (1978) Zubek Prize (1987) elected Foreign Member of Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (1997).

Works

• book

  • The Congruences of a Finite Lattice: A Proof-by-Picture Approach by George Grätzer (2005-11-09)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • More Math Into LaTeX, 4th Edition by George Grätzer (2007-08-23)

    (Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)

  • First Steps in LaTeX by George Grätzer (1999-10-01)

Membership

Hungarian Academy of Sciences]

elected Foreign Member of Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (1997).