Richard S. Varga

American mathematician specialized in numerical analysis and numerical linear algebra
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male
Date of birth
October 9, 1928
Date of death
February 25, 2022
Place of birth
Cleveland
Place of death
Cleveland
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Educated at
Harvard University (1950–1954), Case Western Reserve University (1947–1950)[17][18]
Official website
www.math.kent.edu
Citizenship
United States
Doctoral advisor
Joseph Leonard Walsh[19]
Doctoral student
Volker Mehrmann, Robert Laurence Johnston, Philippe G. Ciarlet, Boris Shekhtman, Timothy Shane Norfolk, Alan Krautstengl, Xiezhang Li, Fernando Prioietti-Orlandi, Lala B. Krishna, Arden Ruttan, Wei Chen Ni, Warren D. Hickman, Stephen George Demko, Blair K. Swartz, Edward C. Bittner, James W. Dailey, Helen I. Medley, Harvey Price, François Perrin, John Gregory Pierce, Amos J. Carpenter, K. Mital, Louis A. Hageman, William Henry Roudebush, Robert John Herbold
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Academic thesis
Properties of a Special Set of Entire Functions and Their Respective Partial Sums
Birth name
Richard Steven Varga
Erdős number
2.0
Family name
Varga
Given name
Richard
Influenced by
Garrett Birkhoff
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WikiProject Mathematics
Name
Dick Varga
Residence
Parma
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Varga.jpg ↗
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBLP author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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MR Author ID
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MacTutor biography ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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Summary

Richard S. Varga's place of birth was Cleveland[1]. He was born on October 9, 1928[2]. He died in Cleveland[3]. He died on February 25, 2022[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[17], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1636[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29] and Case Western Reserve University[18], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1967[32], headquartered in Cleveland[33].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include mathematical analysis[8], an academic discipline[34]; number theory[9], a branch of mathematics[35]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[36]; numerical analysis[11], a branch of mathematics[37]; linear algebra[12], a branch of mathematics[38]; and matrix[13]. Employers include Case Western Reserve University[14], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1967[41], headquartered in Cleveland[42]; Kent State University[15], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1910[45], headquartered in Kent[46]; and Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory[16], a research institute[47], in United States[48]. Doctoral students include Volker Mehrmann[49], Robert Laurence Johnston[50], Philippe G. Ciarlet[51], Boris Shekhtman[52], Timothy Shane Norfolk[53], and Alan Krautstengl[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20], a fellowship grant[55], in United States[56], founded in 1925[57]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[21], a fellowship award[58]; Hans Schneider Prize[22], an award[59], founded in 1993[60]; Humboldt Prize[23], a science award[61], in Germany[62], founded in 1972[63]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[24], a fellowship award[64]; and honorary doctorate from University of Lille-I[25], an award[65], in France[66].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Volker Mehrmann[67], a mathematician[68], b. 1955[69], of Germany[70], awarded the Gauss Lectureship[71], specialised in Technische Universität Berlin[72] and Philippe G. Ciarlet[73], a mathematician[74], b. 1938[75], of France[76], awarded the Legion of Honour[77], specialised in mathematics[78].

FAQs

Where was Richard S. Varga born?

Richard S. Varga was born in Cleveland[1].

Where did Richard S. Varga die?

Richard S. Varga passed away in Cleveland[3].

What did Richard S. Varga do for work?

Richard S. Varga worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Richard S. Varga go to school?

Richard S. Varga was educated at Harvard University[17] and Case Western Reserve University[18].

What awards did Richard S. Varga receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[21], Hans Schneider Prize[22], and Humboldt Prize[23].

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