Jack Edmonds

Canadian mathematician and computer scientist, born 1934
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Jack Edmonds

Summary

Jack Edmonds is a human[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on April 5, 1934[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 (147 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 April 5, 1934[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 is recorded as male[12].
  • Jack Edmonds's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised William R. Pulleyblank as a doctoral student[14].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Komei Fukuda as a doctoral student[15].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Peyton Young as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised William H. Cunningham as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Gilberto Calvillo Vives as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Ephraim Korach as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Mustafa Akgül as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Kathleen Barbara Cameron as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Frederick Richard Giles as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Victor Griffin as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised T. A. Jenkyns as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Etan Koch as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Arnaldo Mandel as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jack Edmonds supervised Julian Arturo Araoz Durand as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Jack Edmonds… he was born on April 5, 1934[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[14], a researcher[28]; Komei Fukuda[15], a researcher[29], b. 1951[30], specialised in combinatorics[31]; Peyton Young[16], an economist[32], b. 1945[33], of United States[34], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[35]; William H. Cunningham[17]; Gilberto Calvillo Vives[18], a physicist[36], b. 1945[37], of Mexico[38]; and Ephraim Korach[19].

Recognition

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

Works and Contributions

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

Why It Matters

Jack Edmonds ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 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 blossom algorithm[39], a graph algorithm[40], founded in 1961[41]; Cobham's thesis[42], a hypothesis[43]; Edmonds' algorithm[44], an algorithm[45]; and Edmonds–Karp algorithm[46], an algorithm[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].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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