Donald Goldfarb

Summary

Donald Goldfarb is a human^[1]. He was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on +1941-08-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Donald Goldfarb's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Donald Goldfarb was born on +1941-08-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Donald Goldfarb held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Donald Goldfarb's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Donald Goldfarb's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Among Donald Goldfarb's employers was Columbia University^[8].
• Donald Goldfarb's education included a stint at Princeton University^[9].
• Donald Goldfarb was educated at Cornell University College of Engineering^[10].
• Donald Goldfarb's doctoral advisor was Leon Lapidus^[11].
• Donald Goldfarb is recorded as male^[12].
• Donald Goldfarb's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Zaiwen Wen as a doctoral student^[14].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Wotao Yin as a doctoral student^[15].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Ashok Udhawdas Idnani as a doctoral student^[16].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Sanjay Mehrotra as a doctoral student^[17].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Shiqian Ma as a doctoral student^[18].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Zhiwei Tony Qin as a doctoral student^[19].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised In-Chan Choi as a doctoral student^[20].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Cun Mu as a doctoral student^[21].
• Donald Goldfarb supervised Bo Huang as a doctoral student^[22].
• Donald Goldfarb's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 28401^[23].
• Donald Goldfarb's family name is recorded as Goldfarb^[24].
• Donald Goldfarb's given name is recorded as Donald^[25].
• Donald Goldfarb's zbMATH author ID is recorded as goldfarb.donald^[26].
• Donald Goldfarb's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as EoqHOMsAAAAJ^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Donald Goldfarb… he was born on +1941-08-14T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University^[9], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Cornell University College of Engineering^[10], an engineering college^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1870^[34]. Donald Goldfarb's doctoral advisor was Leon Lapidus^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Among Donald Goldfarb's employers was Columbia University^[8]. Doctoral students include Zaiwen Wen^[14]; Wotao Yin^[15], a mathematician^[35], of People's Republic of China^[36], specialised in operations research^[37]; Ashok Udhawdas Idnani^[16]; Sanjay Mehrotra^[17]; Shiqian Ma^[18]; and Zhiwei Tony Qin^[19].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Donald Goldfarb include Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm^[38], an algorithm^[39].

Why It Matters

Donald Goldfarb ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[6]

He is credited with the discovery of Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm^[40], an algorithm^[41]. Entities named for him include Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm^[38], an algorithm^[39].

His notable doctoral advisees include Wotao Yin^[42], a mathematician^[43], of People's Republic of China^[44], specialised in operations research^[45].

FAQs

Where was Donald Goldfarb born?

Born in New York City^[2], Donald Goldfarb…

What did Donald Goldfarb do for work?

Donald Goldfarb worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Donald Goldfarb go to school?

Donald Goldfarb was educated at Princeton University^[9] and Cornell University College of Engineering^[10].

What did Donald Goldfarb discover?

Donald Goldfarb is credited as discoverer of Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm^[40].