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1. Paul Erdos - New York Times obituary - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obituaries/Erdos_NYTimes/

   7 Mar 2023: Dr. Paul Erdos, a legendary mathematician who was so devoted to his subject that he lived as a mathematical pilgrim with no home and no job, died Friday in Warsaw, Poland. ... isn't so.' ". Never, mathematicians say, has there been an individual like

2. Paul Erdős (1913 - 1996) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Erdos/

   26 Mar 2026: A Baker, B Bollobás and A Hajnal (eds.), A tribute to Paul Erdős (Cambridge, 1990). ... 75 (1989), 3-5. R Freud, Paul Erdős 80-a personal account, Period.

3. Erdos document - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Erdos_document/

   7 Mar 2023: The organizers of the exhibition asked Paul Erdős in the summer of 1996 to write about himself and how he became a mathematician. ... As the art historian ladies asked, Uncle Paul took out his pen and started writing about himself in his ruled notebook.

4. Paul Erdos - Times obituary - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obituaries/Erdos/

   7 Mar 2023: Paul Erdos, mathematician, died on September 20 aged 83. He was born on March 26, 1913. ... Paul Erdos was regarded by fellow mathematicians as the most brilliant, if eccentric, mind in his field.

5. Paul Erdös English version PDF (434k)

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Strick/erdos.pdf

   3 Mar 2021: Heinz Klaus Strick Leverkusen, p. 1 / 6. PAUL ERDŐS (March 26, 1913–September 20, 1996). ... From this time forth, PAUL ERDOS never remained long in any one place.

6. Anna and Lajos Erdos Prize - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Honours/Anna_and_Lajos_Erdos_Prize/

   7 Mar 2023: The name was changed in 1996 to the Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize reflecting the original wish of Paul Erdős. ... Anna and Lajos Erdös were Paul Erdős's parents. The prize is awarded to an Israeli mathematician in an institution of higher education in

7. sci_hi PDF (339k)

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/SH/erdos_sh.pdf

   11 Dec 2025: 2] Combinatorics, geometry and probability. A tribute to Paul Erdös, Béla Bollobás, 1997. • ... 11] De Castro, Rodrigo; Grossman, Jerrold W. (1999). “Famous trails to Paul Erdős”.

8. Pictures of Paul Erdős - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Erdos/pictdisplay/

   26 Mar 2026: Photograph by Paul Halmos.

9. Paul Erdős's mathematics as a social activity PDF (1184k)

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/BSHM/Rekvenyi_Erdos.pdf

   26 May 2019: Paul Erdős's mathematics as a social activity. Kamilla Rekvenyi. To cite this article: Kamilla Rekvenyi (2019) Paul Erdős's mathematics as a social activity, BritishJournal for the History of Mathematics, ... Schechter, B, My brain is open: the

10. Israel Mathematical Union - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/Israel/

    25 Jun 2025: I still remember that one of the participants was Paul Erdős, who called me an "epsilon". ... The name was changed in 1996 to the Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize reflecting the original wish of Paul Erdős.