Steven Vajda

Jakob Krarup
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Jakob Krarup: University of Copenhagen

Chapter 2 in Profiles in Operations Research, 2011, pp 31-43 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Known as the British father of linear programming (LP), Steven Vajda was a mathematician, educator, mentor, one of mathematical programming’s true pioneers, and the person who introduced linear programming to both Europe and Asia. He was a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Brunel University (West London), and was promoted Honorary Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Budapest.

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Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6281-2_2

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