George Bernard Dantzig
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- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 2005-05-13
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Mathematical programming essays in honor of George B. Dantzig
- The simplex method
- A decomposition principle for linear programs
- Stanford Pilot energy/economic model
- Large-scale linear programming
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Key facts
- 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
- Alma mater
- University of Maryland ( BS ), University of Michigan ( MS ), University of California, Berkeley ( PhD )
- Known for
- Linear programming , Quadratic programming , Stochastic programming , Linear complementarity problem , Max-flow min-cut theorem of networks , Pseudoforest , Vehicle routing problem , Dantzig's simplex algorithm , Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition
- Awards
- John von Neumann Theory Prize (1975) National Medal of Science (1975) , Harvey Prize (1985) , Harold Pender Award (1995)
- Fields
- Mathematics , Operations research , Industrial engineering , Computer science , Economics , Statistics
- Institutions
- U.S. Air Force Office of Statistical Control, RAND Corporation , University of California, Berkeley , Stanford University
- Doctoral advisor
- Jerzy Spława-Neyman
- Doctoral students
- Ilan Adler , Robert Fourer , Alfredo Noel Iusem , Ellis L. Johnson , Thomas Magnanti , Roger J-B Wets , Yinyu Ye
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Key dates
- Born
- 8 November 1914
- Died
- 13 May 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Portland
- Place of death
- Stanford
- Father
- Tobias Dantzig
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Maryland
- Employer
- RAND Corporation
Article
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.
Dantzig is known for his development of the simplex algorithm, an algorithm for solving linear programming problems, and for his other work with linear programming. In statistics, Dantzig solved two open problems in statistical theory, which he had mistaken for homework after arriving late to a lecture by Polish mathematician-statistician Jerzy Spława-Neyman.
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