Robert M. Thrall

Robert M. Thrall
Born(1914-09-23)September 23, 1914
DiedApril 11, 2006(2006-04-11) (aged 91)
Philadelphia[2]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIllinois College
University of Illinois
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
operations research
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Rice University
Thesis Metabelian groups and trilinear forms[1]
Doctoral advisorHenry Roy Brahana
Doctoral studentsWalter Feit
Gerald L. Thompson

Robert McDowell Thrall (1914–2006) was an American mathematician and a pioneer of operations research.[3]

  1. ^ Robert McDowell Thrall at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ "Robert McDowell Thrall Ph.D." Houston Chronicle. 30 April 2006.
  3. ^ "Robert M. Thrall". Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.