Magnus Hestenes

Magnus Hestenes
BornFebruary 13, 1906
Bricelyn, Minnesota, US
DiedMay 31, 1991(1991-05-31) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forAugmented Lagrangian method
Conjugate gradient method
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1954)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Sufficient Conditions for the General Problem of Mayer with Variable End-Points
Doctoral advisor
Gilbert Bliss
Doctoral students
  • Glen Culler
  • William Karush
  • Mary Landers
  • Richard Tapia
  • Jesse Wilkins, Jr.

Magnus Rudolph Hestenes (February 13, 1906 – May 31, 1991) was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to calculus of variations and optimal control. As a pioneer in computer science, he devised the conjugate gradient method, published jointly with Eduard Stiefel.

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