H. G. Landau

Hyman Garshin Landau (December 18, 1909 – December 2, 1966), more often known as H. G. Landau, was an American mathematical biologist, statistician and sociologist who is known for using mathematical methods such as graph theory to understand animal behavior and social dynamics. After receiving his doctorate in statistics from the University of Pittsburgh, he worked at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, while teaching part-time at the University of Delaware. He carried out his seminal work on graph tournaments as a research associate at the University of Chicago.^[1] Later, he moved to Columbia University, again as a research associate, after being forced to leave Chicago by the House Un-American Activities Committee.^[2]

H. G. Landau
Born	Hyman Garshin Landau (1909-12-18)December 18, 1909 Chmelnik, Poland
Died	December 2, 1966(1966-12-02) (aged 56) Chicago, USA
Alma mater	Carnegie Institute of Technology (BS, MS) University of Pittsburgh (PhD)
Scientific career
Institutions	Ballistic Research Laboratory University of Chicago Columbia University