Quote by: George Pólya

I started studying law, but this I could stand just for one semester. I couldn't stand more. Then I studied languages and literature for two years. After two years I passed an examination with the result I have a teaching certificate for Latin and Hungarian for the lower classes of the gymnasium, for kids from 10 to 14. I never made use of this teaching certificate. And then I came to philosophy, physics, and mathematics. In fact, I came to mathematics indirectly. I was really more interested in physics and philosophy and thought about those. It is a little shortened but not quite wrong to say: I thought I am not good enough for physics and I am too good for philosophy. Mathematics is in between.


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorge Pólya
  • DescriptionHungarian mathematician
  • BornDecember 13, 1887
  • DiedSeptember 7, 1985
  • CountryHungary; United States Of America
  • ProfessionMathematician; Statistician