Jaime Escalante
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.
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Jaime Escalante in 1983 | |
| Born | December 31, 1930 |
| Died | March 30, 2010 (aged 79) Roseville, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rose Hills Memorial Park |
| Spouse | Fabiola Tapia |
| Children | 2 |
In 1993, the asteroid 5095 Escalante was named after him.
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