W. T. Tutte
Mathematician and graph theory pioneer
Born
1917
108 years ago
Died
May 2nd, 2002
22 years ago — 85 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Canada
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Contributions to combinatorial mathematics focused on graph theory. Tutte developed fundamental theories in graph connectivity and matching. Work included Tutte's theorem, which provides conditions for the existence of a perfect matching in bipartite graphs. Held positions at the University of Toronto and received multiple awards for contributions to mathematics.
Developed Tutte's theorem in graph theory
Advanced the study of matroid theory
Contributed to the field of combinatorial optimization
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