Mathematician and professor Paul Erdős, born on March 26, 1913, internationally renowned for his highly prolific contributions to science, passed away peacefully on September 20, 1996, at age 83. He received his PhD from The University of Szeged in 1934 for his thesis entitled "On the solutions of the equations z2 = x3 + y3 and x4 + y4 = z4 (Zerwürfnisse theorem)." Professor Erdős is known for his pioneering and outstanding work in the field of number theory, combinatorics, and probability theory. He is greatly admired for his numerous contributions to these genres and is credited with fundamental breakthroughs in many areas of science. He published over 1,500 papers in his lifetime, many of which were co-authored with renowned mathematicians. He was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the National Medal of Science, the Wolf Prize, and the Graham Medal. He achieved a legendary status among his colleagues in the mathematical world, and a recently published compilation of his famous quotes demonstrates his wit and influence. He is remembered as a generous, eccentric, and passionate mathematician and will be deeply missed by those he interacted with and the global mathematical community.