Frank Harary, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Harary

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2005

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Frank Harary (March 11, 1921 – January 4, 2005) was an American mathematician, who specialized in graph theory.
He was widely recognized as one of the "fathers" of modern graph theory. Harary was a master of clear exposition and, together with his many doctoral students, he standardized the terminology of graphs.
He broadened the reach of this field to include physics, psychology, sociology, and even anthropology.
Gifted with a keen sense of humor, Harary challenged and entertained audiences at all levels of mathematical sophistication.
A particular trick he employed was to turn theorems into games - for instance, students would try to add red edges to a graph on six vertices in order to create a red triangle, while another group of students tried to add edges to create a blue triangle (and each edge of the graph had to be either blue or red).
Because of the theorem on friends and strangers, one team or the other would have to win.