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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-03-13 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005995b.htm person Kovács László György AACR2 18 August 1936 28 July 2013 Place of Birth Budapest, Hungary Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Mathematician Laci Kovác was a mathematician who in 1963 joined the fledgling Department of Mathematics at the Australian National University being set up by his former PhD advisor Bernard Neumann. Kovác's research centred on ring theory, abelian and other groups and free Lie algebras. His pub output of over 100 papers included a number of influential articles on group theory. He readily interacted with students and served on the editorial boards of a number of journals. 1958 1958 Education - qualified as secondary school teacher in mathematics and physics, University of Debrecen, Hungary 1958 1960 Award - Research studentship, University College of North Staffordshire, United Kingdom 1960 1960 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1960 1963 Career position - Assistant Lecturer (later Lecturer), Victoria University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1961 1961 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1963 1963 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1963 2001 Career position - Fellow (later Senior Fellow), Department of Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University 1969 1979 Career position - Associate Editor, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society 1985 1990 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Communications in Algebra 1993 1993 Award - B. H. Neumann Award (jointly), Australian Mathematics Trust 1997 2001 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of group Theory 1998 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Periodica Mathematica Hungarica 2001 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Publicationes Mathematicae 2001 2001 Life event - Retired 2001 2013 Career position - Retired Visiting Fellow, Australian National University 2003 2003 Award - Honorary Doctorate, University of Debrecen, Hungary Australian National University (1946 - )

Fellow (later Senior Fellow), Department of Mathematics 1963 - 2001

 B. H. Neumann Award for Excellence in Mathematics Enrichment, Australian Mathematics Trust (1992 - )

Received the Award (jointly) 1993

 'Kovács, László György (Laci)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kovács, László György (Laci) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: BH Neumann Award recipients Australian Mathematics Trust BH Neumann Award recipients Australian Mathematics Trust 2025 Journal Article: László (Laci) György Kovács 1936 - 2013 Newman, M. F. (Mike) László (Laci) György Kovács 1936 - 2013 2017 Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society 102 1 3-8 Journal Article: László (Laci) György Kovács 1936 - 2013 Newman, M. F. (Mike) László (Laci) György Kovács 1936 - 2013 2014 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 41 1 33-8