Lloyd N. Trefethen

Summary

Lloyd N. Trefethen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on +1955-08-30T00:00:00Z^[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 (35 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Lloyd N. Trefethen was born in Boston^[2].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen was born on +1955-08-30T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's father was Lloyd M. Trefethen^[7].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's mother was Florence Newman Trefethen^[8].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's field of work was numerical analysis^[10].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's field of work was applied mathematics^[12].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen was employed by Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[13].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14].
• Among Lloyd N. Trefethen's employers was University of Oxford^[15].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen was employed by Cornell University^[16].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's education included a stint at Harvard University^[17].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's education included a stint at Stanford University^[18].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen's doctoral advisor was Joseph Oliger^[19].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen received the Naylor Prize and Lectureship^[20].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[21].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen received the Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis^[22].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen received the John von Neumann Prize^[23].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen received the Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture^[24].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[25].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen was a member of Royal Society^[26].
• Lloyd N. Trefethen was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[27].

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Origins and Family

Lloyd N. Trefethen's place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on +1955-08-30T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Lloyd M. Trefethen^[7]. His mother was Florence Newman Trefethen^[8].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[17], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Stanford University^[18], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1885^[34], headquartered in Stanford^[35]. Lloyd N. Trefethen's doctoral advisor was Joseph Oliger^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include numerical analysis^[10], a branch of mathematics^[36]; mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[37]; and applied mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[38]. Employers include Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[13], an academic institute^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1935^[41]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14], a university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1861^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45]; University of Oxford^[15], a collegiate university^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1096^[48], headquartered in Oxford^[49]; and Cornell University^[16], a private university^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1865^[52], headquartered in Ithaca^[53]. Doctoral students include Alan Edelman^[54], a mathematician^[55], b. 1963^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Chauvenet Prize^[58]; Kim-Chuan Toh^[59]; Divakar Viswanath^[60]; Tobin Allen Driscoll^[61]; Louis Hill Howell^[62]; and Walter Figueiredo Mascarenhas^[63].

Recognition

Awards received include Naylor Prize and Lectureship^[20], a science award^[64], in United Kingdom^[65], founded in 1977^[66]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[21], a fellowship award^[67]; Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis^[22], an award^[68], founded in 1985^[69]; John von Neumann Prize^[23], a science award^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1959^[72]; Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture^[24], an award^[73]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[25], a fellowship award^[74].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lloyd N. Trefethen include Embree–Trefethen constant^[75], a mathematical constant^[76].

Why It Matters

Lloyd N. Trefethen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

Entities named for him include Embree–Trefethen constant^[75], a mathematical constant^[76].

His notable doctoral advisees include Alan Edelman^[79], a mathematician^[80], b. 1963^[81], of United States^[82], awarded the Chauvenet Prize^[83].

FAQs

Where was Lloyd N. Trefethen born?

Lloyd N. Trefethen was born in Boston^[2].

Who were Lloyd N. Trefethen's parents?

Lloyd N. Trefethen's father was Lloyd M. Trefethen^[7]. Lloyd N. Trefethen's mother was Florence Newman Trefethen^[8].

What did Lloyd N. Trefethen do for work?

Lloyd N. Trefethen worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Lloyd N. Trefethen go to school?

Lloyd N. Trefethen was educated at Harvard University^[17] and Stanford University^[18].

What awards did Lloyd N. Trefethen receive?

Honors received include Naylor Prize and Lectureship^[20], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[21], Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis^[22], and John von Neumann Prize^[23].