Nathanael Leedom Ackerman (born March 4, 1978), known as Nate Ackerman, is a British-American

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, mathematical structure, structure, space, Mathematica ...

and

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He is the son of Peter Ackerman and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman. Ackerman competed in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as part of the Great Britain National Team. He also competed in the

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2011 World Championships. Ackerman's best international finish was fifth at the 2011 Commonwealth Championship. Ackerman was born in

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to Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman. He was educated at the American School in London and then

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, where he graduated in June 2000. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 2006 from

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ackerman, Nate 1978 births 21st-century American mathematicians American logicians British male sport wrestlers Harvard College alumni People educated at The American School in London Living people Sport wrestlers from New York City Mathematical logicians Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games wrestlers for England Wrestlers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Mathematicians from New York (state) Harvard University Department of Mathematics faculty