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Memorial Page for George Dantzig (née George Bernard Dantzig)
Nov 8, 1914 – May 13, 2005(90 years)Died in:Stanford, Santa Clara County
American mathematician
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George Bernard Dantzig (* November 8, 1914 in Portland; † May 13, 2005 in Stanford) was an american mathematician. He was 90 years old. His education included University of Michigan, University of California, Berkeley, Cardozo Education Campus and University of Maryland. He received 7 awards, including John von Neumann Theory Prize, Harold Pender Award. His cause of death was diabetes. He was buried at Los Gatos Memorial Park.
Life Events
17 EventsBorn in Portland, Multnomah County
1914University of Michigan
1936until 1937
Bureau of Labor Statistics
1937until 1939
University of California, Berkeley
1939until 1941
United States Air Force
1941until 1946
United States Department of War
1946until 1952
RAND Corporation
1952until 1960
Fellow of the Econometric Society
1953Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
1959University of California, Berkeley
1960until 1966
Stanford University
1966until 1998
John von Neumann Theory Prize
1975National Medal of Science
1975Harvey Prize
1985Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
1990Harold Pender Award
1995Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County (diabetes)
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