| Article ID: | iaor1999507 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 92 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 437 |
| End Page Number: | 439 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1996 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Krarup Jakob |
This obituary describes the work of Steven Vajda, who is described as ‘The founding father of mathematical programming in the United Kingdom’. The author describes Vajda's contributions to the literature of linear and integer programming, duality and game theory, and to his wide-ranging contributions to OR education.