Richard P. Brent

Summary

Richard P. Brent is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Melbourne^[2]. He was born on +1946-04-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Richard P. Brent's place of birth was Melbourne^[2].
• Richard P. Brent was born on +1946-04-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard P. Brent held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• Richard P. Brent worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Richard P. Brent worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Richard P. Brent's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Richard P. Brent's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• Among Richard P. Brent's employers was Australian National University^[10].
• Among Richard P. Brent's employers was University of Newcastle^[11].
• Richard P. Brent's education included a stint at Melbourne Grammar School^[12].
• Richard P. Brent was educated at Monash University^[13].
• Richard P. Brent's education included a stint at Stanford University^[14].
• Richard P. Brent's doctoral advisor was Gene H. Golub^[15].
• Richard P. Brent's doctoral advisor was George Forsythe^[16].
• Richard P. Brent received the ACM Fellow^[17].
• Richard P. Brent received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[18].
• Richard P. Brent received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[19].
• Richard P. Brent received the Australian Mathematical Society Medal^[20].
• Richard P. Brent received the Hannan Medal^[21].
• Richard P. Brent received the Moyal Medal^[22].
• Richard P. Brent was a member of Australian Academy of Science^[23].
• Richard P. Brent was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[24].
• Richard P. Brent was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[25].
• Richard P. Brent is recorded as male^[26].
• Richard P. Brent's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard P. Brent was born in Melbourne^[2]. He was born on +1946-04-20T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Melbourne Grammar School^[12], a grammar school^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1849^[30], headquartered in Melbourne^[31]; Monash University^[13], a public university^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1958^[34]; and Stanford University^[14], a private university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1885^[37], headquartered in Stanford^[38]. Doctoral advisors include Gene H. Golub^[15], a mathematician^[39], 1932–2007^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University^[42], specialised in computer science^[43] and George Forsythe^[16], a mathematician^[44], 1917–1972^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the ACM Distinguished Service Award^[47], specialised in computer science^[48]. Richard P. Brent earned the academic degree of doctorate^[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Richard P. Brent's field of work was mathematics^[9]. Employers include Australian National University^[10], a public university^[50], in Australia^[51], founded in 1946^[52], headquartered in Canberra^[53] and University of Newcastle^[11], a public university^[54], in Australia^[55], founded in 1965^[56]. Doctoral students include Andrew Tridgell^[57], an engineer^[58], b. 1967^[59], of Australia^[60], awarded the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[61]; Andreas Griewank^[62], a mathematician^[63], 1950–2021^[64], of Germany^[65], awarded the Max Planck Research Award^[66]; Brian Antony Murphy^[67]; Daryel Sachse-Akerlind^[68]; James Philip Abbott^[69]; and Philip Robertson^[70].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow^[17], a fellowship award^[71]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[18], a fellowship award^[72]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[19], a fellowship award^[73], in Australia^[74]; Australian Mathematical Society Medal^[20], a medallion^[75], in Australia^[76], founded in 1981^[77]; Hannan Medal^[21], a science award^[78], in Australia^[79], founded in 1994^[80]; and Moyal Medal^[22], a science award^[81], in Australia^[82], founded in 2000^[83].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard P. Brent include Brent's method^[84], a root-finding algorithm^[85].

Why It Matters

Richard P. Brent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[86] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[87]

Entities named for him include Brent's method^[84], a root-finding algorithm^[85].

His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Tridgell^[88], an engineer^[89], b. 1967^[90], of Australia^[91], awarded the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[92]; Colin Percival^[93], a programmer^[94], of Canada^[95], awarded the Putnam Fellow^[96]; and Peter Strazdins^[97], a computer scientist^[98].

FAQs

Where was Richard P. Brent born?

Richard P. Brent's place of birth was Melbourne^[2].

What did Richard P. Brent do for work?

Richard P. Brent worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Richard P. Brent go to school?

Richard P. Brent was educated at Melbourne Grammar School^[12], Monash University^[13], and Stanford University^[14].

What awards did Richard P. Brent receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow^[17], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[18], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[19], and Australian Mathematical Society Medal^[20].