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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Meaning of the name - David
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David Shanno belongs to the Silent Generation group.
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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 20, 2025 |
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| Sun | 29 Aries 57 | 0 Taurus 52 | 23 Cancer 28 |
| Moon | 6 Capricorn 28 | 26 Capricorn 25 | 8 Pisces 42 |
| Mercury | 1 Taurus 58 | 3 Aries 36 | 16 Leo 9 |
| Venus | 18 Taurus 38 | 25 Pisces 45 | 2 Virgo 51 |
| Mars | 27 Taurus 52 | 1 Leo 3 | 25 Cancer 59 |
| Jupiter | 26 Aquarius 37 | 19 Gemini 22 | 1 Pisces 10 |
| Saturn | 10 Aries 50 | 26 Pisces 40 | 17 Aries 59 |
| Uranus | 12 Taurus 54 | 25 Taurus 46 | 17 Taurus 14 |
| Neptune | 18 Virgo 45 | 0 Aries 45 | 18 Virgo 56 |
| Pluto | 27 Cancer 52 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 29 Cancer 30 |
| Rahu | 28 Scorpio 23 | 25 Pisces 41 | 23 Scorpio 47 |
| Ketu | 28 Taurus 23 | 25 Virgo 41 | 23 Taurus 47 |
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