[1] George Csicsery was born in Regensburg, Germany to Hungarian parents who had fled their native country after WWII (his father was a monarchist army officer).
George obtained a BA in Comparative Religion from UC Berkeley (1969), and an MFA in Film Production from San Francisco State University (1972).
[4] Writing in Nature Magazine Davide Castelvecchi said, "Csicsery has carved a niche as a maker of compelling films about mathematicians".
[5] Beginning in March 2022, as part of the celebration of Women's History Month, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani will be shown on more than 300 PBS stations.
These include: He worked with Scott Kim and Karl Schaffer to produce a series of films about string polyhedra and other recreational math topics.