Walter Gautschi | |
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| Born | Walter Gautschi December 11, 1927 |
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| Alma mater | University of Basel |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, professor and writer |
| Employer | Purdue University |
| Spouse |
Erika Gautschi
(m. 1960; died 2023) |
| Children | 3 |
Walter Gautschi (/ˈɡaʊ̯tʃi/; GOW-chee; born December 11, 1927) is a Swiss-born American mathematician, writer and professor emeritus of Computer science and Mathematics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.[1] He is primarily known for his contributions to numerical analysis[2] and has authored over 200 papers in his area and published four books.