Richard Ehrenborg
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For the Swedish politician, see Richard Ehrenborg (politician).
Richard Ehrenborg is a Swedish mathematician working in algebraic combinatorics.[1] He is known for developing the quasisymmetric function of a poset.[2] He currently holds the Ralph E. and Norma L. Edwards Research Professorship at the University of Kentucky [3] and is the first recipient of the Royster Research Professor at University of Kentucky.[4]
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Richard Ehrenborg | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Kentucky |
Thesis | Combinatorial methods in multilinear algebra (1993) |
Doctoral advisor | Gian-Carlo Rota |
Website | https://www.ms.uky.edu/~jrge/ |
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Ehrenborg earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 1993[5] under the supervision of Gian-Carlo Rota. He is a descendant of another Richard Ehrenborg [sv],[3] (born 1655) who was a professor and Rektor of Lund University. He is also a juggler and magician.[6]