Daniel Biss
Daniel Biss | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
| In office 2011 – | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Coulson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1977 Akron, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Karin Steinbrueck |
| Alma mater | Harvard University MIT |
| Profession | Mathematician |
Daniel Kálmán Biss (born August 27, 1977) is an American mathematician and State Representative for the 17th district in the Illinois House of Representatives, serving since 2011. The district includes Chicago's northern suburbs, including Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka.
Personal life, education and career
Biss was born into a family of musicians, and his brother is the noted pianist Jonathan Biss. Biss attended Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, Indiana, graduating in 1995. He subsequently earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and his Ph.D. at MIT, both in mathematics. He won the 1999 Morgan Prize for his outstanding research as an undergraduate. His doctoral advisor was Michael J. Hopkins.
Prior to running for State Representative, Biss was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago.
Biss created and wrote the mathematics for An Abundance of Katherines, a novel by Vlogbrothers creator and author John Green, a friend of Biss.[1][2]
Illinois House of Representatives
Committee assignments
- Appropriations – Elementary & Secondary Education
- Personnel & Pensions
- Consumer Protection
- Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development
- International Trade & Commerce
- Bio-Technology
- Appropriations – Higher Education.[3]
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Daniel K. Biss | 25,959 | 49% | Elizabeth Coulson | 27,540 | 51% | ||
| 2010 | Daniel K. Biss | 23,134 | 55% | Hamilton Chang | 19,096 | 45% |
Selected works
- Biss, Daniel K. (2003). "The Homotopy Type of the Matroid Grassmannian". Annals of Mathematics. 158 (3): 929–952. JSTOR 3597236.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) (see also comment by Nikolai Mnev, arXiv:0709.1291) - Biss, Daniel K. (2002). "The topological fundamental group and generalized covering spaces". Topology and its Applications. 124 (3): 355–371. doi:10.1016/S0166-8641(01)00247-4.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Biss, Daniel K. (2000). "Hamiltonian decomposition of recursive circulant graphs". Discrete Mathematics. 214 (1–3): 89–99. doi:10.1016/S0012-365X(99)00199-5.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authormask=ignored (|author-mask=suggested) (help) - Biss, Daniel K. (1998). "A lower bound on the number of functions satisfying the strict avalanche criterion". Discrete Mathematics. 185 (1–3): 29–39. doi:10.1016/S0012-365X(97)00180-5.
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See also
References
- ^ Nir, Oaz (2008). "Book Review: An Abundance of Katherines" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 55 (9). American Mathematical Society: 1096–98. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Green, John (2006). An Abundance of Katherines. Dutton. ISBN 0525476881.
- ^ "Representative Daniel Biss (D)". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Election Results". Cook County Board of Elections. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
External links
- State Representative Daniel Biss Official webpage on the Illinois General Assembly website
- Daniel Biss for State Representative Official campaign website
- Daniel Biss at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Democrat Daniel Biss Takes 17th District Illinois House Seat
- Democrat Biss apparently captures former GOP state House seat
- Biss wins in Illinois 17th House
- Project Vote Smart - Daniel K. Biss