George Dantzig

George Bernard Dantzig (8 November 1914 in Portland, Oregon – 13 May 2005 in Palo Alto, California) was a mathematician who introduced the simplex algorithm and is considered the "Father of linear programming". He was the recipient of many honors, including the National Medal of Science in 1975, the John von Neumann Theory Prize in 1974. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He earned bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physics from the University of Maryland in 1936, his master's degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from UC Berkeley in 1946. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maryland in 1976.

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• {{MacTutor Biography|id=Dantzig_George}}
• Snopes urban legend reference on the legend to which Dantzig gave rise
• Stanford Celebrates Dantzig's 80th birthday