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Richard A. Tapia

American mathematician

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born: 1939
died: 2026
age at death: 87
known for: mathematician, university teacher

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Richard Alfred Tapia was an American mathematician and academic. He held the title of University Professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas, the university's highest academic rank. In 1996 President Bill Clinton awarded Tapia the Presidential Award for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Mentoring. In 2011 President Barack Obama awarded Tapia the National Medal of Science.

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