R. M. Wilson

Richard Michael Wilson (23 November 1945) is a mathematician and a professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. Wilson and his PhD supervisor Dijen K. Ray-Chaudhuri, solved Kirkman's schoolgirl problem in 1968. Wilson is known for his work in combinatorial mathematics, as well as on historical flutes.

Not to be confused with Robert McLiam Wilson, Robert McNair Wilson, or Richard Middlewood Wilson.
R. M. Wilson
Born
Richard Michael Wilson

(1945-11-23) 23 November 1945
Gary, Indiana, US
Alma materIndiana University (BS)
Ohio State University (MS, PhD)
Known forKirkman's schoolgirl problem
Scientific career
FieldsCombinatorics
InstitutionsCaltech
Doctoral advisorDijen K. Ray-Chaudhuri
Doctoral studentsJeff Dinitz
Pierre Baldi
Websitewww.math.caltech.edu/people/wilson.html
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