Václav Chvátal

Summary

Václav Chvátal is a human^[1]. Born in Prague^[2], he… he was born on +1946-07-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Václav Chvátal was born in Prague^[2].
• Václav Chvátal was born on +1946-07-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Václav Chvátal held citizenship in Canada^[8].
• Václav Chvátal held citizenship in Czechoslovakia^[9].
• Václav Chvátal's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Václav Chvátal worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Václav Chvátal's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• Václav Chvátal's field of work was combinatorics^[10].
• Václav Chvátal's field of work was graph theory^[11].
• Václav Chvátal's field of work was combinatorial optimization^[12].
• Among Václav Chvátal's employers was Concordia University^[13].
• Among Václav Chvátal's employers was Université de Montréal^[14].
• Václav Chvátal's education included a stint at University of Waterloo^[15].
• Václav Chvátal was educated at Charles University^[16].
• Václav Chvátal's doctoral advisor was Crispin Nash-Williams^[17].
• Václav Chvátal received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[18].
• Václav Chvátal received the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[19].
• Václav Chvátal's image is recorded as Vašek Chvátal in 2020.jpg^[20].
• Václav Chvátal is recorded as male^[21].
• Václav Chvátal's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Václav Chvátal supervised David Avis as a doctoral student^[23].
• Václav Chvátal supervised Bruce Reed as a doctoral student^[24].
• Václav Chvátal supervised Liping Sun as a doctoral student^[25].
• Václav Chvátal supervised Hui-Yu Wang as a doctoral student^[26].
• Václav Chvátal supervised Ming Ouyang as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Prague^[2], Václav Chvátal… he was born on +1946-07-20T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Waterloo^[15], a public research university^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1956^[30], headquartered in Waterloo^[31] and Charles University^[16], a public university^[32], in Czech Republic^[33], founded in 1348^[34], headquartered in Prague^[35]. Václav Chvátal's doctoral advisor was Crispin Nash-Williams^[17]. He studied under Zdeněk Hedrlín^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. Fields of work include combinatorics^[10], a branch of mathematics^[37]; graph theory^[11], an academic discipline^[38]; and combinatorial optimization^[12], an academic discipline^[39]. Employers include Concordia University^[13], a university in Quebec^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 1974^[42], headquartered in Montreal^[43] and Université de Montréal^[14], a university in Quebec^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1878^[46], headquartered in Montreal^[47]. Doctoral students include David Avis^[23], a mathematician^[48], b. 1951^[49], of United Kingdom^[50], specialised in mathematics^[51]; Bruce Reed^[24], a mathematician^[52], b. 1962^[53], of Canada^[54], awarded the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[55], specialised in graph theory^[56]; Liping Sun^[25]; Hui-Yu Wang^[26]; Ming Ouyang^[27]; and Glenn Rhoads^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[18], an award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1954^[60] and John von Neumann Theory Prize^[19], a science award^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1975^[63].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Václav Chvátal include Chvátal graph^[64], a quartic graph^[65].

Why It Matters

Václav Chvátal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

He is credited with the discovery of Chvátal graph^[68], a quartic graph^[69]. Works attributed to him include Concorde TSP Solver^[70], a software^[71], written by David Applegate^[72]. Entities named for him include Chvátal graph^[64], a quartic graph^[65].

His notable doctoral advisees include Bruce Reed^[73], a mathematician^[74], b. 1962^[75], of Canada^[76], awarded the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[77], specialised in graph theory^[78]; David Avis^[79], a mathematician^[80], b. 1951^[81], of United Kingdom^[82], specialised in mathematics^[83]; Ryan Bruce Hayward^[84], a university teacher^[85]; and Stephan Olariu^[86], a university teacher^[87].

FAQs

Where was Václav Chvátal born?

Václav Chvátal was born in Prague^[2].

What did Václav Chvátal do for work?

Václav Chvátal worked as mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and computer scientist^[6].

Where did Václav Chvátal go to school?

Václav Chvátal was educated at University of Waterloo^[15] and Charles University^[16].

What awards did Václav Chvátal receive?

Honors received include Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[18] and John von Neumann Theory Prize^[19].

What did Václav Chvátal discover?

Václav Chvátal is credited as discoverer of Chvátal graph^[68].