David Francis Shanno (April 20, 1938 – July 14, 2019) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to mathematical optimization and operations research. He was a professor at Rutgers University and studied at Yale University and Carnegie-Mellon University, earning his Ph.D. in 1967. Shanno helped develop the BFGS algorithm in 1970, a significant quasi-Newton method. He served as editor for various mathematical journals and received prestigious awards, including the E.M.L. Beale - W.B. Orchard-Hayes Prize from the Mathematical Programming Society.
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Educated At: Carnegie Mellon University | Yale University
Occupation: university teacher | mathematician
Employers: Rutgers University
Awards Received: E.M.L. Beale - W.B. Orchard-Hayes Prize | INFORMS Fellow
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 20, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 20, 2024 |
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| Sun | 29 Aries 57 | 1 Taurus 6 | 22 Cancer 31 |
| Moon | 6 Capricorn 28 | 24 Virgo 59 | 26 Aquarius 31 |
| Mercury | 1 Taurus 58 | 16 Aries 57 | 14 Leo 37 |
| Venus | 18 Taurus 38 | 19 Aries 11 | 1 Virgo 42 |
| Mars | 27 Taurus 52 | 22 Pisces 19 | 25 Cancer 20 |
| Jupiter | 26 Aquarius 37 | 21 Taurus 43 | 1 Pisces 15 |
| Saturn | 10 Aries 50 | 15 Pisces 37 | 17 Aries 58 |
| Uranus | 12 Taurus 54 | 21 Taurus 50 | 17 Taurus 12 |
| Neptune | 18 Virgo 45 | 28 Pisces 36 | 18 Virgo 55 |
| Pluto | 27 Cancer 52 | 2 Aquarius 3 | 29 Cancer 28 |
| Rahu | 28 Scorpio 23 | 15 Aries 0 | 23 Scorpio 50 |
| Ketu | 28 Taurus 23 | 15 Libra 0 | 23 Taurus 50 |
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