Frank Lauren Hitchcock

Frank Lauren Hitchcock
Frank Lauren Hitchcock (1875–1957)
Born	March 6, 1875 New York City, United States
Died	May 31, 1957 (1957-06-01) (aged 82) Los Angeles, United States
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University Phillips Andover Academy
Known for	Transportation problem
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry and Mathematics
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology North Dakota State University
Doctoral students	Claude Shannon

Frank Lauren Hitchcock (March 6, 1875 – May 31, 1957) was an American mathematician and physicist known for his formulation of the transportation problem in 1941.