Gerald L. Thompson

Summary

Gerald L. Thompson is a human^[1]. He was born on November 25, 1923^[2]. He died on November 9, 2009^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and computer scientist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Gerald L. Thompson was born on November 25, 1923^[2].
• Gerald L. Thompson died on November 9, 2009^[3].
• Gerald L. Thompson held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Gerald L. Thompson's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Gerald L. Thompson worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Gerald L. Thompson was employed by Carnegie Mellon University^[8].
• Gerald L. Thompson's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[9].
• Gerald L. Thompson's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Gerald L. Thompson's education included a stint at Iowa State University^[11].
• Gerald L. Thompson's doctoral advisor was Robert M. Thrall^[12].
• Gerald L. Thompson is recorded as male^[13].
• Gerald L. Thompson's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Fred W. Glover as a doctoral student^[15].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Suresh P. Sethi as a doctoral student^[16].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised David Shanno as a doctoral student^[17].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Robert David Carr as a doctoral student^[18].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Nathan P. Ritchey as a doctoral student^[19].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Paul Robert Kleindorfer as a doctoral student^[20].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Roman L. Weil as a doctoral student^[21].
• Gerald L. Thompson supervised Farid Harche as a doctoral student^[22].
• Gerald L. Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson^[23].
• Gerald L. Thompson's given name is recorded as Gerald^[24].
• Gerald L. Thompson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Gerald L. Thompson's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[26].

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Origins and Family

Gerald L. Thompson was born on November 25, 1923^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[9], a public research university^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1817^[29], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[30]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10], a university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1861^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34]; and Iowa State University^[11], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1858^[37], headquartered in Ames^[38]. Gerald L. Thompson's doctoral advisor was Robert M. Thrall^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and computer scientist^[5]. Among Gerald L. Thompson's employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[8]. Doctoral students include Fred W. Glover^[15], a mathematician^[39], b. 1937^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[42], specialised in linguistic prescription^[43]; Suresh P. Sethi^[16], a mathematician^[44], b. 1945^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[47], specialised in operations management^[48]; David Shanno^[17], a mathematician^[49], 1938–2019^[50], of United States^[51]; Robert David Carr^[18]; Nathan P. Ritchey^[19], a professor of mathematics^[52], of United States^[53]; and Paul Robert Kleindorfer^[20], a mathematician^[54], 1940–2012^[55], of United States^[56].

Death and Burial

Gerald L. Thompson died on November 9, 2009^[3].

Why It Matters

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

His notable doctoral advisees include Fred W. Glover^[57], a mathematician^[58], b. 1937^[59], of United States^[60], awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[61], specialised in linguistic prescription^[62] and Suresh P. Sethi^[63], a mathematician^[64], b. 1945^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[67], specialised in operations management^[68].

FAQs

What did Gerald L. Thompson do for work?

Gerald L. Thompson worked as mathematician^[4] and computer scientist^[5].

Where did Gerald L. Thompson go to school?

Gerald L. Thompson was educated at University of Michigan^[9], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10], and Iowa State University^[11].