Anton Kotzig
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Anton Kotzig (22 October 1919 – 20 April 1991) was a Slovak–Canadian mathematician, expert in statistics, combinatorics and graph theory.
Slovak-Canadian mathematician
Anton Kotzig | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1919-10-22)22 October 1919 |
| Died | 20 April 1991(1991-04-20) (aged 71) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Slovak–Canadian |
| Alma mater | Comenius University in Bratislava |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
The Ringel–Kotzig conjecture on graceful labeling of trees is named after him and Gerhard Ringel. Kotzig's theorem on the degrees of vertices in convex polyhedra is also named after him.