György Marx

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György Marx
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György Marx holding a lecture in 1981
Born (1927-05-25)25 May 1927
Budapest, Hungary
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Budapest, Hungary
Citizenship Hungary
Fields Nuclear physics
Astrophysics
Science history
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György Marx (May 25, 1927, Budapest, Hungary – December 2, 2002, ibidem) was a Hungarian physicist, astrophysicist, science historian and professor. He discovered the lepton numbers and established the law of lepton flavor conservation.[2][3]

Life

He was the first non-British laureate of the Bragg Medal[4] of the Institute of Physics, in 2001. He received it for his "outstanding contributions to physics education".[5]

Death

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The tomb of György Marx and his parents in the Farkasréti Cemetery (30/2-1-3.)

Marx died on the December 2, 2002 in Budapest after a serious illness. On December 18 he was buried at the Farkasréti Cemetery with Reformed ceremony in the presence of his family, friends, disciples, colleagues and fellow scientists. Szilveszter E. Vizi, neuroscientist and president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said the prayer for him.[6]

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