Alan D. Taylor
Alan D. Taylor (born October 27, 1947 in Melrose , Massachusetts ) is an American mathematician who is known for his contributions to the theory of fair division and who came up with the divorce formula with Steven Brams .
Taylor graduated from the University of Maine in Orono with a bachelor's degree in 1969 and received his PhD in 1975 from Dartmouth College with James Baumgartner (Some results in partition theory). He was then an instructor at the University of Maine and from 1975 Assistant Professor, 1979 Associate Professor and 1983 Professor at Union College in Schenectady, New Jersey. He was there Mary Louise Bailey Professor of Mathematics.
He deals with set theory, game theory, mathematical social and political sciences. Since he published with Paul Erdős in 1992 , he has Erdős number 1.
The divorce formula found with Brams was both patented in 1999.
Fonts
- Mathematics and Politics: Strategy, Voting, Power, and Proof, Springer-Verlag , 1995
- with Steven J. Brams: An Envy-Free Cake Division Protocol , American Mathematical Monthly , Volume 102, 1995, pp. 9-19
- with Steven J. Brams: Fair Division - From cake-cutting to dispute resolution, Cambridge University Press 1996
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
- ↑ Alan D. Taylor in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taylor, Alan D. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melrose, Massachusetts |