Paul Erds (Hungarian: Erds Pl [rd pal]; 26 March 1913 20 September 1996) was a

Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20th century.[2] He
was known both for his social practice of mathematics (he engaged more than 500 collaborators)
and for his eccentric lifestyle (Time magazine called him The Oddball's Oddball).[3] He devoted his
waking hours to mathematics, even into his later yearsindeed, his death came only hours after he
solved a geometry problem in a conference in Warsaw.