Ailsa Land

Summary

Ailsa Land is a human^[1]. Born in West Bromwich^[2], she… she was born on June 14, 1927^[3]. She died on May 16, 2021^[4]. She worked as a mathematician^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Ailsa Land's place of birth was West Bromwich^[2].
• Ailsa Land was born on June 14, 1927^[3].
• Ailsa Land died on May 16, 2021^[4].
• Ailsa Land was married to Frank Land^[7].
• Ailsa Land held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• English was Ailsa Land's native language^[9].
• Ailsa Land's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Ailsa Land's field of work was operations research^[10].
• Ailsa Land was employed by London School of Economics and Political Science^[11].
• Ailsa Land was educated at Malvern Collegiate Institute^[12].
• Ailsa Land's education included a stint at London School of Economics and Political Science^[13].
• Ailsa Land's doctoral advisor was George Morton^[14].
• Ailsa Land received the EURO Gold Medal^[15].
• Ailsa Land received the Harold Larnder Prize^[16].
• Ailsa Land received the Beale Medal^[17].
• Ailsa Land is recorded as female^[18].
• Ailsa Land's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Ailsa Land supervised Gilbert Laporte as a doctoral student^[20].
• Ailsa Land supervised Douglas R. Shier as a doctoral student^[21].
• Ailsa Land earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[22].
• Ailsa Land's family name is recorded as Land^[23].
• Ailsa Land's given name is recorded as Ailsa^[24].
• Ailsa Land's described at URL is recorded as https://www.informs.org/content/download/379259/3927639/file/Ailsa%20Land%20-%20A%20Profile.pdf^[25].
• Ailsa Land's academic thesis is recorded as An application of the techniques of linear programming to the transportation of coal^[26].
• Ailsa Land's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ailsa Land's place of birth was West Bromwich^[2]. She was born on June 14, 1927^[3]. English was her native language^[9].

Education

Educated at Malvern Collegiate Institute^[12], a high school^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1903^[30] and London School of Economics and Political Science^[13], a public research university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1895^[33], headquartered in London^[34]. Ailsa Land's doctoral advisor was George Morton^[14]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Ailsa Land's professions included mathematician^[5]. Her field of work was operations research^[10]. Among her employers was London School of Economics and Political Science^[11]. Doctoral students include Gilbert Laporte^[20], a professor^[35], b. 1956^[36], of Canada^[37], awarded the Jacques Rousseau Award^[38] and Douglas R. Shier^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include EURO Gold Medal^[15], an award^[39], founded in 1985^[40]; Harold Larnder Prize^[16], an award^[41]; and Beale Medal^[17], an academic award^[42], founded in 1992^[43].

Personal Life

Among Ailsa Land's spouses was Frank Land^[7].

Death and Burial

Ailsa Land died on May 16, 2021^[4].

Why It Matters

Ailsa Land ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

She is credited with the discovery of branch and bound^[46], an algorithm^[47].

FAQs

Where was Ailsa Land born?

Born in West Bromwich^[2], Ailsa Land…

Who was Ailsa Land married to?

Ailsa Land's spouses include Frank Land^[7].

What did Ailsa Land do for work?

Ailsa Land worked as mathematician^[5].

Where did Ailsa Land go to school?

Ailsa Land was educated at Malvern Collegiate Institute^[12] and London School of Economics and Political Science^[13].

What awards did Ailsa Land receive?

Honors received include EURO Gold Medal^[15], Harold Larnder Prize^[16], and Beale Medal^[17].

What did Ailsa Land discover?

Ailsa Land is credited as discoverer of branch and bound^[46].