Ailsa Land
British mathematician (1927-2021) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 93
Ailsa Horton Land was a professor of Operational Research in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and was the first woman professor of Operational Research in Britain.
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2021Died16 May 2021EURO Gold MedalAward2019Beale MedalAward1994Harold Larnder PrizeAward1927Born14 June 1927
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She is most well known for co-defining the branch and bound algorithm along with Alison Doig whilst carrying out research at the London School of Economics in 1960. She was married to Frank Land, who is an emeritus Professor at the LSE.
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United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2021 · aged 93
