 He was one of the main organisers of mathematics competitions, for example, Eötvös Loránd mathematics competition.He was born in Buda to András Kürschák and Teller Jozefa.After completing high school, he studied physics and mathematics from 1881 to 1886 at the Royal University of Pest, where he was a pupil of Gyula Kőnig and Jenő Hunyady.