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George Dantzig

1914 - 2005

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George Bernard Dantzig (; 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 Jerzy Spława-Neyman. At his death, Dantzig was professor emeritus of Transportation Sciences and Professor of Operations Research and of Computer Science at Stanford University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Dantzig is the 28th most popular computer scientist (down from 16th in 2019), the 1,945th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,301st in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, George Dantzig ranks 28 out of 245. Before him are Ken Thompson, Alan Kay, Dorothy Vaughan, Vint Cerf, Larry Page, and Sudha Murty. After him are Arthur Samuel, Edgar F. Codd, Ward Cunningham, Richard E. Stearns, Sergey Brin, and Hal Finney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, George Dantzig ranks 67. Before him are Carlo Maria Giulini, Dylan Thomas, Jack Parsons, William Phillips, Akira Matsunaga, and Louis, Prince Napoléon. After him are William Westmoreland, Creighton Abrams, Jackie Coogan, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Pierre Balmain, and Jan Karski. Among people deceased in 2005, George Dantzig ranks 63. Before him are Wim Duisenberg, Ephraim Kishon, Carlo Maria Giulini, Arman, Emmanuelle Arsan, and Urie Bronfenbrenner. After him are William Westmoreland, Ba Jin, Vincent Schiavelli, Barrington Moore Jr., Maurice Trintignant, and John Garang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Dantzig ranks 1,945 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethan Allen (1738), Carl Wieman (1951), Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), Nora Roberts (1950), Helen Hayes (1900), and June Carter Cash (1929). After him are Frederick Cook (1865), Juliet Anderson (1938), Barbara Bach (1947), Mario Lanza (1921), Kenneth Waltz (1924), and Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, George Dantzig ranks 19. Before him are John Backus (1924), Ken Thompson (1943), Alan Kay (1940), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Vint Cerf (1943), and Larry Page (1973). After him are Arthur Samuel (1901), Ward Cunningham (1949), Richard E. Stearns (1936), Hal Finney (1956), Charles Bachman (1924), and Ivan Sutherland (1938).

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