Donald G. Saari

American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
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Donald G. Saari

Summary

Donald G. Saari is a human[1]. Born in Houghton[2], he… he was born on +1940-03-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], economist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Donald G. Saari's place of birth was Houghton[2].
  • Donald G. Saari was born on +1940-03-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donald G. Saari was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Donald G. Saari held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Donald G. Saari worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Donald G. Saari worked as an economist[5].
  • Donald G. Saari worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Donald G. Saari's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Donald G. Saari's field of work was mathematical economics[11].
  • Donald G. Saari's field of work was applied mathematics[12].
  • Donald G. Saari's field of work was celestial mechanics[13].
  • Among Donald G. Saari's employers was University of California, Irvine[14].
  • Donald G. Saari was employed by Santa Fe Institute[15].
  • Donald G. Saari was employed by University of Victoria[16].
  • Donald G. Saari was educated at Michigan Technological University[17].
  • Donald G. Saari was educated at Purdue University[18].
  • Donald G. Saari's doctoral advisor was Harry Pollard[19].
  • Donald G. Saari received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].
  • Donald G. Saari received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards[21].
  • Donald G. Saari received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[22].
  • Donald G. Saari received the doctor honoris causa of the University of Turku[23].
  • Donald G. Saari received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[24].
  • Donald G. Saari received the honorary doctor of Caen University[25].
  • Donald G. Saari was a member of National Academy of Sciences[26].
  • Donald G. Saari was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Houghton[2], Donald G. Saari… Recorded date of birth include +1940-03-09T00:00:00Z[3] and +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at Michigan Technological University[17], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Houghton[31] and Purdue University[18], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1869[34]. Donald G. Saari's doctoral advisor was Harry Pollard[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], economist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[35]; mathematical economics[11], an academic discipline[36]; applied mathematics[12], an academic discipline[37]; and celestial mechanics[13], a branch of mechanics[38]. Employers include University of California, Irvine[14], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1965[41]; Santa Fe Institute[15], a research institute[42], in United States[43], founded in 1984[44], headquartered in Santa Fe[45]; and University of Victoria[16], a university in British Columbia[46], in Canada[47], founded in 1903[48], headquartered in Victoria[49]. Doctoral students include Deanna Haunsperger[50], a mathematician[51], b. 1964[52], of United States[53], awarded the Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[54], specialised in mathematics[55]; Zhihong Xia[56], a university teacher[57], b. 1960[58], of United States[59], awarded the Monroe H. Martin Prize[60], specialised in dynamical system[61]; John Basil Urenko[62]; Neal D. Hulkower[63], a mathematician[64], of United States[65], specialised in applied mathematics[66]; Kuang-Fu Tien[67]; and Steven Roger Williams[68].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20], a fellowship grant[69], in United States[70], founded in 1925[71]; Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards[21], a mathematics award[72], in United States[73], founded in 1964[74]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[22], a fellowship award[75]; doctor honoris causa of the University of Turku[23], an award[76], in Finland[77]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[24], a fellowship award[78]; and honorary doctor of Caen University[25], an award[79], in France[80].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Donald G. Saari include 9177 Donsaari[81], an asteroid[82].

Why It Matters

Donald G. Saari ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[83] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[84]

Entities named for him include 9177 Donsaari[81], an asteroid[82].

His notable doctoral advisees include Zhihong Xia[85], a university teacher[86], b. 1960[87], of United States[88], awarded the Monroe H. Martin Prize[89], specialised in dynamical system[90] and Deanna Haunsperger[91], a mathematician[92], b. 1964[93], of United States[94], awarded the Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[95], specialised in mathematics[96].

FAQs

Where was Donald G. Saari born?

Born in Houghton[2], Donald G. Saari…

What did Donald G. Saari do for work?

Donald G. Saari worked as mathematician[4], economist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Donald G. Saari go to school?

Donald G. Saari was educated at Michigan Technological University[17] and Purdue University[18].

What awards did Donald G. Saari receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20], Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards[21], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[22], and doctor honoris causa of the University of Turku[23].

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