Jaime Escalante, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaime Escalante

Bolivian educator, teacher and mathematician (1930-2010)

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1930

Place of Birth: La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Date of Death: 30-Mar-2010

Profession: teacher, mathematician, educator

Nationality: Bolivia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutierrez (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.