Personal information | |
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Full name | Nathanael Leedom Ackerman[1] |
Nationality | Great Britain United States |
Born | [1] New York, New York, U.S. | March 4, 1978
Occupation | Lecturer in mathematics at Harvard University |
Parent(s) | Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Freestyle |
Club | Dave Schultz Wrestling Club |
Nathanael Leedom Ackerman (born March 4, 1978),[1] known as Nate Ackerman, is a British-American mathematician and wrestler. He is the son of Peter Ackerman and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman.
Ackerman competed in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as part of the Great Britain National Team.[2] He also competed in the 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2011 World Championships.[3] Ackerman's best international finish was fifth at the 2011 Commonwealth Championship.[1]
Ackerman was born in New York City, New York, United States to Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman. He was educated at the American School in London[4] and then Harvard University, where he graduated in June 2000.
He received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 2006 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5][6]