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George Berzsenyi dead at age 87, Hungarian-American mathematician

George Berzsenyi: key obituary facts

Is George Berzsenyi dead? Yes. George Berzsenyi died on June 4, 2026, at age 87.

Cause of death: George Berzsenyi's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was George Berzsenyi known for?

He was known as Ph.D. Texas Christian University 1969.

More about George Berzsenyi

Gender: male.

Occupation: university teacher, mathematician.

Employer: Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, Lamar University.

Born: 1938 (age 87–88)Budapest, Hungary.

Occupations: Mathematician, mathematics educator.

Known for: Mathematics competitions, mentoring students, founding USAMTS.

George Berzsenyi, a HungarianAmerican mathematician and educator known for his work in mathematics competitions and student mentoring, died on June 4, 2026.

He was 87. Born in Budapest in 1938, Berzsenyi emigrated to the United States in 1957 after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

He earned a doctorate in mathematics from Texas Christian University in 1969, with specialization in complex analysis, and later taught at Lamar University for 19 years before joining the Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, where he remained for 12 years until his retirement in 1999. Berzsenyi chaired the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, co-founded the United States of America Mathematical Talent Search, and helped develop several problem-solving programs.

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