Question: Which professor emeritus of Mathematics and statistical mechanics at California State University was also a contributor to The Panda's Thumb? Mark Perakh
Sentence (from "Mark Perakh"): Mark Perakh (Russian: Марк Пэрах ; "perach" (פֶּ֫רַח) is the Hebrew word for "flower"; born "Mark Yakovlevich Popereka" in 1924, Kiev, Ukraine, died 7 May 2013 in Escondido, California), was a professor emeritus of Mathematics and statistical mechanics at California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California.
Relevant evidence: Yes