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László "Laci" Babai (born July 20, 1950, in Budapest) [1] is a Hungarian professor of computer science and mathematics at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on computational complexity theory, algorithms, combinatorics, and finite groups, with an emphasis on the interactions between these fields.
Peter Munk CC (November 8, 1927 – March 28, 2018) was a Hungarian-Canadian businessman, investor, founder and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of a number of high-profile business ventures, including the hi-fi electronics company Clairtone, real estate company Trizec Properties, and Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold-mining corporation.
Budapest Business School (BBS) (Hungarian: Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem [ˈbudɒpɛʃti ˈɡɒzdɒʃaːɡi ˈɛɟɛtɛm] (BGE); officially: Budapest Business University (BBU) [3]) is a public business school specializing in business studies and social sciences in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1857 by the merchants and bankers of Austria ...
The Elizabeth Lookout (Hungarian: Erzsébet-kilátó) is a historic lookout tower on János Hill (Hungarian: János-hegy) above Budapest. Built in 1911, the tower was named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Frigyes Schulek was the architect.
Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium. The Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium is an aquatics complex located on Margaret Island in Budapest, Hungary.The facility has four floors, covers an area of about 80,000 square meters and has eight indoor and outdoor pools, including training pools, diving pools and competitive swimming pools both for short course and long course.
The Charnley Residence is located in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood at the southeast corner of North Astor Street and East Schiller Street. It is three stories in height, with a raised basement of stone and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 stories of largely austere Roman brick masonry. The façade is divided vertically into three parts, the center portion ...
Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library. Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár (literally Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library) is the largest library network in Budapest, Hungary.. The Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library's main branch is housed in the 19th-century neo-baroque Wenckheim Palace.
Agnes Callard [2] (née Gellen; [3] born 1976) is an American philosopher [4] and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. [5] Her primary areas of specialization are ancient philosophy and ethics. [5] She is also noted for her popular writings and work on public philosophy. [6]