György Marx

György Marx
György Marx
	Marx holding a lecture in 1981
Born	25 May 1927; Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	2 December 2002 (aged 75); Budapest, Hungary
Education	University of Budapest;
Known for	Lepton numbers; Law of lepton flavor conservation;
Awards	Hungarian Order of Merit (by the President of Hungary; 1997); Academical Prize (by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; 1963); Kossuth Prize (1953); Bragg Medal (by the Institute of Physics; 2001);
	Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear physics; Astrophysics; Science history
Institutions	University of Budapest (theoretical physics) (1948–1970); (nuclear physics) (1970–1998);

György Marx (25 May 1927 – 2 December 2002) was a Hungarian physicist, astrophysicist, science historian and professor. He discovered the lepton numbers and established the law of lepton flavor conservation.

György Marx
Marx holding a lecture in 1981
Born	(1927-05-25)25 May 1927 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	2 December 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 75) Budapest, Hungary
Education	University of Budapest
Known for	Lepton numbers Law of lepton flavor conservation
Awards	Hungarian Order of Merit (by the President of Hungary; 1997) Academical Prize (by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; 1963) Kossuth Prize (1953) Bragg Medal (by the Institute of Physics; 2001)
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear physics Astrophysics Science history
Institutions	University of Budapest (theoretical physics) (1948–1970) (nuclear physics) (1970–1998)