Jack Edmonds

Summary

Jack Edmonds is a human^[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on +1934-04-05T00:00:00Z^[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 (57 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Jack Edmonds was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Jack Edmonds was born on +1934-04-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jack Edmonds held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• Jack Edmonds worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Jack Edmonds's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Jack Edmonds's field of work was combinatorics^[8].
• Jack Edmonds was employed by University of Waterloo^[9].
• Jack Edmonds's education included a stint at University of Maryland^[10].
• Jack Edmonds received the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[11].
• Jack Edmonds's image is recorded as Jack.Edmonds.jpg^[12].
• Jack Edmonds is recorded as male^[13].
• Jack Edmonds's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Jack Edmonds supervised William R. Pulleyblank as a doctoral student^[15].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Komei Fukuda as a doctoral student^[16].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Peyton Young as a doctoral student^[17].
• Jack Edmonds supervised William H. Cunningham as a doctoral student^[18].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Gilberto Calvillo Vives as a doctoral student^[19].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Ephraim Korach as a doctoral student^[20].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Mustafa Akgül as a doctoral student^[21].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Kathleen Barbara Cameron as a doctoral student^[22].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Frederick Richard Giles as a doctoral student^[23].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Victor Griffin as a doctoral student^[24].
• Jack Edmonds supervised T. A. Jenkyns as a doctoral student^[25].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Etan Koch as a doctoral student^[26].
• Jack Edmonds supervised Arnaldo Mandel as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], Jack Edmonds… he was born on +1934-04-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Jack Edmonds was educated at University of Maryland^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and computer scientist^[5]. Jack Edmonds's field of work was combinatorics^[8]. He was employed by University of Waterloo^[9]. Doctoral students include William R. Pulleyblank^[15], a researcher^[28]; Komei Fukuda^[16], a researcher^[29], b. 1951^[30], specialised in combinatorics^[31]; Peyton Young^[17], an economist^[32], b. 1945^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[35]; William H. Cunningham^[18]; Gilberto Calvillo Vives^[19], a physicist^[36], b. 1945^[37], of Mexico^[38]; and Ephraim Korach^[20].

Recognition

Jack Edmonds received the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jack Edmonds include Edmonds–Karp algorithm^[39], an algorithm^[40]; blossom algorithm^[41], a graph algorithm^[42], founded in 1961^[43]; Edmonds' algorithm^[44], an algorithm^[45]; and Cobham's thesis^[46], a hypothesis^[47].

Why It Matters

Jack Edmonds ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

He is credited with the discovery of Edmonds' algorithm^[50], an algorithm^[51]. Entities named for him include Edmonds–Karp algorithm^[39], an algorithm^[40]; blossom algorithm^[41], a graph algorithm^[42], founded in 1961^[43]; Edmonds' algorithm^[44], an algorithm^[45]; and Cobham's thesis^[46], a hypothesis^[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include Peyton Young^[52], an economist^[53], b. 1945^[54], of United States^[55], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[56].

FAQs

Where was Jack Edmonds born?

Jack Edmonds was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].

What did Jack Edmonds do for work?

Jack Edmonds worked as mathematician^[4] and computer scientist^[5].

Where did Jack Edmonds go to school?

Jack Edmonds was educated at University of Maryland^[10].

What awards did Jack Edmonds receive?

Honors received include John von Neumann Theory Prize^[11].

What did Jack Edmonds discover?

Jack Edmonds is credited as discoverer of Edmonds' algorithm^[50].