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Andrew Yao

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Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (Chinese: 姚期智; pinyin: Yáo Qīzhì; born December 24, 1946) is a Chinese computer scientist, theoretical physicist, and computational theorist. He is currently a professor and the dean of Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) at Tsinghua University. Yao used the minimax theorem to prove what is now known as Yao's principle. After graduating from National Taiwan University, Yao earned a doctorate in physics from Harvard University in 1972 and a second doctorate in computer science from the University of Illinois in 1975 before teaching mathematics and computer science as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Yao is the 423rd most popular physician (down from 401st in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from China (up from 726th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Andrew Yao ranks 423 out of 726Before him are Wilhelm Griesinger, William Bates, Max Heindel, Adolf Kussmaul, Michael Maier, and Nicolae Paulescu. After him are Bernard de Jussieu, Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde, Andrew Taylor Still, Wilhelm Kühne, Scipione Riva-Rocci, and Jean-Nicolas Corvisart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Andrew Yao ranks 304Before him are Jeff Wall, Patty Duke, Anatoliy Byshovets, Leszek Miller, Vincent Pastore, and Hanna Suchocka. After him are Penelope Wilton, Bruce Davison, Dan O'Bannon, Allan Holdsworth, Abdul Ali Mazari, and Ratomir Dujković.

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In China

Among people born in China, Andrew Yao ranks 701 out of 1,610Before him are Yang Liwei (1965), Li Yuanchao (1950), Zhao Leji (1957), Lei Jun (1969), Liu Yuxi (772), and Muqi (1210). After him are Huang Gongwang (1269), Li Bingbing (1973), Zao Wou-Ki (1920), Li Na (1982), Charlie Soong (1861), and Zeng Gong (1019).

Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Andrew Yao ranks 7Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Hua Tuo (200), Zhang Zhongjing (150), Li Shizhen (1517), Sun Simiao (581), and Bian Que (-401). After him are Zhong Nanshan (1936), and Liang Wudong (1959).