George Pólya (/ ˈpoʊljə /; Hungarian: Pólya György [ˈpoːjɒ ˈɟørɟ]; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian-American mathematician. He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to …

Pólya worked in probability, analysis, number theory, geometry, combinatorics and mathematical physics. George Pólya's parents were Anna Deutsch and Jakab Pólya who were both Jewish.

Polya was born in Budapest on December 13, 1887, and died in Palo Alto, California, September 7, 1985. In 1918 he married Stella Vera Weber, who survived him; they had no children.

In 1945 George Polya published the book How To Solve It which quickly became his most prized publication. It sold over one million copies and has been translated into 17 languages.

Learn about Polya's problem-solving process and the steps involved. See what is the final step in the problem-solving process and how it provides a final check.

In this direction, mathematician George Polya crafted a legacy that has guided countless individuals through the maze of problem-solving. In his book “ How To Solve It,” Polya provided four …

George Polya 1887-1985 Hungarian-born American mathematician and mathematics educator who made a number of contributions to the theory of probability, being the first to study the "random …