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The Benders were a Sydney jazz band.
Benders may also refer to:
- Bloody Benders, 1870s family of Kansas serial killers
- Benders (TV series), a 2015 American television series
- Benders decomposition in mathematical programming
The Bloody Benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas from 1871 to 1873. The family consisted of John Bender; his wife, Elvira Bender; son, John, Jr.; and daughter, Kate. While Bender mythology holds that John Jr. and Kate were brother and sister, contemporary newspapers reported that several of the Benders' neighbors had stated that they claimed to be married, possibly a common law marriage.
Benders is an American comedy television series created by Tom Sellitti and Jim Serpico. On March 31, 2015, the series was ordered by IFC. The series premiered on IFC on October 1, 2015. On December 30, 2015, the series was canceled by IFC.
Benders decomposition is a technique in mathematical programming that allows the solution of very large linear programming problems that have a special block structure. This block structure often occurs in applications such as stochastic programming as the uncertainty is usually represented with scenarios. The technique is named after Jacques F. Benders.
People with the surname Benders:
- Jacques F. Benders (1924–2017), Dutch mathematician
- Johan Benders (1907–1943), Dutch teacher
- M. H. Benders (born 1971), Dutch poet
Jacobus Franciscus (Jacques) Benders was a Dutch mathematician and Emeritus Professor of Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology. He was the first Professor in the Netherlands in the field of Operations Research and is known for his contributions to mathematical programming.
Johan Benders was a Dutch teacher at the Amsterdams Lyceum, who encouraged his students to manufacture false identification papers and food ration cards for Jews in order to help them escape persecution by the occupying Nazi Germany. His wife, Gerritdina Letteboer, and he sheltered Jews in their home. In 1943, however, they were betrayed by a neighbor and Johan was arrested by Gestapo. In prison, he was tortured. Johan Benders had tried to commit suicide but failed twice. On 6 April he jumped from the third floor of the prison he was held in, to avoid giving information under torture. Johan and Gerritdina took in Rosalie and Katie Wijnberg, Lore Polak, another Jewish girl and Jan Doedens.
Martinus Hendrikus (Martijn) Benders is a Dutch poet, essayist, publisher, editor, graphic designer, polemicist, and satirist.
