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Jaime Escalante
| Jaime Escalante | |
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| Nascimento | Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutierrez 31 de dezembro de 1930 La Paz |
| Morte | 30 de março de 2010 (79 anos) Roseville |
| Sepultamento | Rose Hills Memorial Park, Cementerio General de La Paz |
| Cidadania | Bolívia |
| Alma mater |
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| Ocupação | educador, professor, matemático |
| Distinções |
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| Empregador(a) | Burroughs Corporation, Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries, Garfield High School, Hiram W. Johnson High School, Universidad Privada del Valle |
| Causa da morte | câncer de bexiga |
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Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (La Paz, Bolívia, 13 de dezembro de 1930 – Roseville, Califórnia, 30 de março de 2010) foi um educador boliviano-estadunidense, conhecido por lecionar cálculo de 1974 a 1991 na Garfield High Scho
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Jaime Escalante
Bolivian educator, teacher and mathematician
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escalante and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (December 31, 1930 – March 30, 2010) was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, in which he is portrayed by Edward James Olmos.
In 1993, the asteroid 5095 Escalante was named after him.[2]
Early life
Escalante was born in 1930 in La Paz, Bolivia. Both of his parents were teachers. Escalante was proud of his Aymara heritage.[3][4]
Early career
Escalante taught mathematics and physics for 12 years in Bolivia before he immigrated to the United States.[4] He worked various jobs while teaching himself English and earning another college degree before eventually returning to the classroom as an educator.[5]
In 1974, he began to teach
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