Aviezri Fraenkel
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Aviezri Siegmund Fraenkel is an Israel
i mathematician
, who has made notable contributions to combinatorial game theory
. He was born in Munich
on June 7, 1929, but his family moved to Switzerland
soon after. In 1939 his family moved once more to Jerusalem.
Fraenkel received his Ph.D.
in 1961 from the University of California, Los Angeles
. He was a recipient of the 2005 Euler Medal
together with Ralph Faudree
. On December 5, 2006, he received the "WEIZAC Medal" from the IEEE as a member of the team who built the WEIZAC
, one of the first computers in the world.
His research also delves into computational complexity
, as it is important to study the complexity
of algorithms which solve games.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, who has made notable contributions to combinatorial game theory
Combinatorial game theory
Combinatorial game theory is a branch of applied mathematics and theoretical computer science that studies sequential games with perfect information, that is, two-player games which have a position in which the players take turns changing in defined ways or moves to achieve a defined winning...
. He was born in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
on June 7, 1929, but his family moved to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
soon after. In 1939 his family moved once more to Jerusalem.
Fraenkel received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in 1961 from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He was a recipient of the 2005 Euler Medal
Euler Medal
The Euler Medal, named after the 18th century mathematician Leonhard Euler, is an honor awarded annually by the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications to a member with a distinguished lifetime contribution to combinatorial research who are still active in research.-Laureates:* 2008: Gabor...
together with Ralph Faudree
Ralph Faudree
Ralph Jasper Faudree is a mathematician, a professor of mathematics and the provost of the University of Memphis.Faudree was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He did his undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Baptist University, graduating in 1961, and received his Ph.D. in 1964 from Purdue University under...
. On December 5, 2006, he received the "WEIZAC Medal" from the IEEE as a member of the team who built the WEIZAC
WEIZAC
The WEIZAC was the first computer in Israel, and one of the first large-scale, stored-program, electronic computers in the world....
, one of the first computers in the world.
His research also delves into computational complexity
Computational Complexity
Computational Complexity may refer to:*Computational complexity theory*Computational Complexity...
, as it is important to study the complexity
Complexity
In general usage, complexity tends to be used to characterize something with many parts in intricate arrangement. The study of these complex linkages is the main goal of complex systems theory. In science there are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are...
of algorithms which solve games.