Herbert Wilf
American mathematician (1931-2012) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 80
Herbert Saul Wilf was an American mathematician, specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. He was the Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics in Combinatorial Analysis and Computing at the University of Pennsylvania. He wrote numerous books and research papers.
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2012Died7 January 20122002Euler MedalAward1998Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to ResearchAward1996Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of MathematicsAward1973Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished TeachingAwardGuggenheim FellowshipAward1931Born13 June 1931
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Together with Neil Calkin he founded The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics in 1994 and was its editor-in-chief until 2001.
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Deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2012 · aged 80
The same award as Herbert
Doron ZeilbergerBoth received Euler MedalGeorge MostowBoth received Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to ResearchWilliam DunhamBoth received Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching
Zvezdelina StankovaBoth received Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics
Louis de Branges de BourciaBoth received Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to ResearchIda KavafianBoth received Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching