W. T. Tutte
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Summary
W. T. Tutte was born on May 14, 1917[1], in Newmarket[2]. He died on May 2, 2002[3], in Ontario[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and cryptologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,462 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of death: Waterloo[9]
- Place of burial: West Montrose United Church Cemetery[10]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[11], Canada[12]
- Field of work: combinatorics[13], graph theory[14], cryptography[15], Fish[16]
- Employer: University of Toronto[17], University of Waterloo[18], Bletchley Park[19]
- Educated at: Cambridgeshire High School for Boys[20], Trinity College[21], University of Cambridge[22]
- Doctoral advisor: Shaun Wylie[23]
- Notable work: Tutte theorem[24], Tutte embedding[25], Tutte–Coxeter graph[26], Tutte polynomial[27], Tutte matrix[28], Tutte graph[29], Tutte–Berge formula[30]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[31], Officer of the Order of Canada[32], Henry Marshall Tory Medal[33], CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[34], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[35], Killam Prize[36]
- Member of: Royal Society[37], Royal Society of Canada[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Doctoral student: Neil Robertson[40], Ronald C. Mullin[41], W. G. Brown[42], Arthur Hobbs[43], Kenneth A. Berman[44], Richard Steinberg[45], John Cleland Wilson[46], Stephan Foldes[47]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[48]
- Family name: Tutte[49]
- Given name: William[50]
- Academic thesis: An Algebraic Theory of Graphs[51]
- Described by source: pi-vol-edition-1-issue-19-1948[52]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[53]
- Name in native language: William Thomas Tutte[54]
- Erdős number: 1[55]
- Name: Bill Tutte[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for W. T. Tutte include Tutte polynomial[57], a graph property[58]; Tutte theorem[59], a theorem[60]; BEST theorem[61], a theorem[62]; Tutte graph[63], a cubic graph[64]; Tutte–Coxeter graph[65], an undirected graph[66]; Tutte matrix[67]; and Tutte 12-cage[68].
Why It Matters
W. T. Tutte has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He is credited with the discovery of Tutte graph[71], a cubic graph[72]. Entities named for him include Tutte polynomial[57], a graph property[58]; Tutte theorem[59], a theorem[60]; BEST theorem[61], a theorem[62]; Tutte graph[63], a cubic graph[64]; Tutte–Coxeter graph[65], an undirected graph[66]; and Tutte matrix[67].
His notable doctoral advisees include Neil Robertson[73], a graph theorist[74], b. 1938[75], of United States[76], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[77], specialised in graph theory[78].
FAQs
Where was W. T. Tutte born?
W. T. Tutte's place of birth was Newmarket[2].
Where did W. T. Tutte die?
W. T. Tutte died in Ontario[4].
What did W. T. Tutte do for work?
W. T. Tutte worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and cryptologist[7].
Where did W. T. Tutte go to school?
W. T. Tutte was educated at Cambridgeshire High School for Boys[20], Trinity College[21], and University of Cambridge[22].
What awards did W. T. Tutte receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[31], Officer of the Order of Canada[32], Henry Marshall Tory Medal[33], and CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[34].
What did W. T. Tutte discover?
W. T. Tutte is credited as discoverer of Tutte graph[71].