David M. Young Jr.

David M. Young Jr.
Born	(1923-10-20)October 20, 1923 Quincy, Massachusetts, US
Died	December 21, 2008(2008-12-21) (aged 85) Austin, Texas, US
Alma mater	Webb Institute of Naval Architecture Harvard University
Known for	successive over-relaxation and symmetric successive over-relaxation methods
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Maryland, College Park University of Texas at Austin
Doctoral advisor	Garrett Birkhoff

David M. Young Jr. (October 20, 1923 – December 21, 2008^[1]) was an American mathematician and computer scientist who was one of the pioneers in the field of modern numerical analysis/scientific computing.