D. R. Fulkerson
American mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delbert Ray Fulkerson (/ˈfʌlkərsən/; August 14, 1924 – January 10, 1976) was an American mathematician who co-developed the Ford–Fulkerson algorithm, one of the most well-known algorithms to solve the maximum flow problem in networks.
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Born | (1924-08-14)August 14, 1924 Tamms, Illinois, US |
Died | January 10, 1976(1976-01-10) (aged 51) Ithaca, New York, US |
Alma mater | Southern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Known for | Ford–Fulkerson algorithm |
Children | 2 sons |
Awards | Lester R. Ford Award (1967)[1] of the Mathematical Association of America |
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Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | RAND Corporation, Cornell University |
Doctoral advisor | Cyrus MacDuffee |
Doctoral students | Jon Folkman, Robert G. Bland |
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