Eugene Wigner

Eugene Wigner (1902-1995) was a mathematician and physicist born in Budapest, Hungary and later became a citizen of both Austria-Hungary and the United States. Wigner was educated at Fasori Gimnázium and the Technical University of Berlin. Throughout his life, he worked with many notable doctoral students, such as John Bardeen and Frederick Seitz, under the guidance of his doctoral advisor, Michael Polanyi.

Wigner is known for his contributions to mathematics and physics and is best recognized for his notable work, "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences". In 1963, Wigner received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his achievements. Eugene Wigner passed away in Princeton, New Jersey.