• Beresford Parlett, a pioneer in numerical analysis and a foundational figure in the history of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), died on Saturday, Feb. • Parlett held a joint appointment in the Department of Mathematics and the EECS, representing the interdisciplinary excellence that defines UC Berkeley. • Born in London in 1932, Parlett received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford in 1955, then moved to Stanford University for graduate school in 1958. • There, he earned his Ph.D. • in mathematics in 1962 under George Forsythe. • Parlett joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1965 and became a central figure in the expansion of computer science on campus.

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  • In Memoriam: Beresford Parlett (1932-2026) Beresford Parlett, a pioneer in numerical analysis and a foundational figure in the history of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), died on Saturday, Feb. 7. He was 93. Parlett held a joint appointment in the Department of Mathematics and the EECS, representing the interdisciplinary excellence that defines UC Berkeley. Born in London in 1932, Parlett received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford in 1955, then moved to Stanford University for graduate school in 1958. There, he earned his P

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