Richard E. Bellman: advisors and students

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Richard E. Bellman

Also known as Richard Bellman (OpenAlex)

American mathematician1920 to 1984

Wikidata names Solomon Lefschetz as doctoral advisor and lists 9 doctoral students. Linked to Wikidata, OpenAlex, and 7 other registers.

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stated by WikidataSolomon Lefschetz
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stated by WikidataWilliam Edward Story
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stated by WikidataCarl Neumannstated by WikidataWilhelm Scheibner
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stated by WikidataCarl Gustav Jacob Jacobistated by WikidataFriedrich Julius Richelotstated by WikidataOtto Hesse

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 104 people: 104 stated by Wikidata.

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known as: mathematician, university teacher, computer scientist
fields: applied mathematics, mathematics, optimization method, control theory, mathematical biology
awards: John von Neumann Theory Prize, 1976, IEEE Medal of Honor, 1979, Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, 1984, Dickson Prize in Science, 1970, Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, 1970, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1975
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, from 1983, National Academy of Engineering, from 1977
notable works: Bellman equation, Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation, Gronwall's inequality, Bellman–Ford algorithm
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