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George Dantzig

George Bernard Dantzig (/ˈdæntsɪɡ/; November 8, 1914 – May 13, 2005) was an American mathematical scientist who made contributions to industrial engineering, operations research, computer science, economics, and statistics.

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Known for
Linear programming Quadratic programming Stochastic programming Linear complementarity problem Max-flow min-cut theorem of networks Pseudoforest Vehicle routing problem Dantzig'…
Awards
John von Neumann Theory Prize (1975) National Medal of Science (1975) Harvey Prize (1985) Harold Pender Award (1995)
Education
University of Maryland (BS) University of Michigan (MS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Born
George Bernard Dantzig (1914-11-08)November 8, 1914 Portland, Oregon, US
Died
May 13, 2005(2005-05-13) (aged 90) Stanford, California, US
Doctoral advisor
Jerzy Neyman

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George Dantzig → John von Neumann Theory Prize (1975) National Medal of Science (1975) Harvey Prize (1985) Harold Pender Award (1995)
Born · 1
George Dantzig → George Bernard Dantzig (1914-11-08)November 8, 1914 Portland, Oregon, US
Died · 1
George Dantzig → May 13, 2005(2005-05-13) (aged 90) Stanford, California, US
Doctoral advisor · 1
George Dantzig → Jerzy Neyman
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George Dantzig → Ilan Adler Robert Fourer Alfredo Noel Iusem Ellis L. Johnson Thomas Magnanti Roger J-B Wets Yinyu Ye
Education · 1
George Dantzig → University of Maryland (BS) University of Michigan (MS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)

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George DantzigDiedMay 13, 2005(2005-05-13) (aged 90) Stanford, California, US1.00infobox
George DantzigDoctoral advisorJerzy Neyman1.00infobox
George DantzigDoctoral studentsIlan Adler Robert Fourer Alfredo Noel Iusem Ellis L. Johnson Thomas Magnanti Roger J-B Wets Yinyu Ye1.00infobox
George DantzigEducationUniversity of Maryland (BS) University of Michigan (MS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)1.00infobox
George DantzigFieldsMathematics Operations research Industrial engineering Computer science Economics Statistics1.00infobox
George DantzigKnown forLinear programming Quadratic programming Stochastic programming Linear complementarity problem Max-flow min-cut theorem of networks Pseudoforest Vehicle routing problem Dantzig'…1.00infobox
George DantzigWorkplacesU.S. Air Force Office of Statistical Control RAND Corporation University of California, Berkeley Stanford University1.00infobox
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George Dantzigrelated to EducationPowell Junior High School0.60section
George Dantzigrelated to EducationCentral High School0.60section

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