Carl R. de Boor
Carl-Wilhelm Reinhold de Boor | |
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| Born | 3 December 1937 (age 87) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (Ph.D.) Harvard University Hamburg University |
| Awards | John von Neumann Prize (1996) National Medal of Science (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics (Numerical analysis) |
| Institutions | Purdue University University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Washington |
| Thesis | The Method Of Projections As Applied To The Numerical Solution Of Two Point Boundary Value Problems Using Cubic Splines (1966) |
Carl-Wilhelm Reinhold de Boor (born 3 December 1937) is an American mathematician and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
In 1993, de Boor was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to numerical analysis and methods in particular numerical tools used in computer-aided design.