About Simon Sidon
Lived 1892 – 1941 (aged 48–49). Simon Sidon was a Hungarian mathematician.
Simon Sidon or Simon Szidon (1892 in Versec, Kingdom of Hungary – 27 April 1941, Budapest, Hungary) was a reclusive Hungarian mathematician who worked on trigonometric series and orthogonal systems and who introduced Sidon sequences and Sidon sets.
Death On 27 April 1941, Sidon died from pneumonia in the hospital after a ladder fell on him and broke his leg.
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Who was Simon Sidon?
Hungarian mathematician
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Simon Sidon was born in 1892 in Vršac.
When did Simon Sidon die?
Simon Sidon died on 27 April 1941.
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Simon Sidon was a mathematician.
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Simon Sidon was Hungarian.
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