Saul Irving Gass

pioneering researcher in the field of operations research (1926-2013)
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Summary

Saul Irving Gass was born on February 28, 1926[1], in Chelsea[2]. He died on March 17, 2013[3]. He worked as an operations researcher[4], university teacher[5], mathematician[6], and economist[7]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Field of work: operations research[11], mathematics[12]
  • Employer: United States Air Force[13], IBM[14], Corporation for Economic and Industrial Research[15]
  • Educated at: University of California, Berkeley[16], Northeastern University[17], Boston University[18]
  • Doctoral advisor: George Bernard Dantzig[19]
  • Member of: Science and Technology Task Force[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Doctoral student: Kweku-Muata Agyei (Noel Anthony) Osei-Bryson[22], Pallabi Guha-Roy[23], Pablo Manuel Ruasol Zafra[24], Rakesh V. Vohra[25], Anito Joseph[26], Stephen Pinyee Shao, Jr.[27], Jeffrey Edward Sohl[28], Hiren Bhanubhai Trivedi[29]
  • Academic degree: Bachelor of Science[30], magister degree[31]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[32]
  • Family name: Gass[33]
  • Given name: Saul[34], Irving[35]
  • Work location: College of business and management, University of Maryland[36], Washington, D.C.[37], University of Maryland[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[40]

FAQs

Where was Saul Irving Gass born?

Saul Irving Gass was born in Chelsea[2].

What did Saul Irving Gass do for work?

Saul Irving Gass worked as an operations researcher[4], university teacher[5], mathematician[6], and economist[7].

Where did Saul Irving Gass go to school?

Saul Irving Gass was educated at University of California, Berkeley[16], Northeastern University[17], and Boston University[18].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [20] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved . informs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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