Jon Folkman
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Jon Hal Folkman (December 8, 1938 – January 23, 1969)[3] was an American mathematician, a student of John Milnor, and a researcher at the RAND Corporation.
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Jon Hal Folkman | |
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Born | (1938-12-08)December 8, 1938 Ogden, Utah, US[1] |
Died | January 23, 1969(1969-01-23) (aged 30) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Known for | Folkman graph Shapley–Folkman lemma & theorem Folkman–Lawrence representation Folkman's theorem (memorial) Homology of lattices and matroids |
Awards | Putnam Fellow (1960) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Combinatorics |
Institutions | RAND Corporation |
Doctoral advisor | John Milnor |
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