A. John Petkau

Ph.D. Stanford University 1975
Person human Q102266447
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A. John Petkau

Summary

A. John Petkau is a human[1]. He was born on +1950-05-12T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a statistician[3].

Key Facts

  • A. John Petkau was born on +1950-05-12T00:00:00Z[2].
  • A. John Petkau's professions included statistician[3].
  • Among A. John Petkau's employers was University of British Columbia[4].
  • A. John Petkau's education included a stint at Stanford University[5].
  • A. John Petkau's doctoral advisor was Herman Chernoff[6].
  • A. John Petkau is recorded as male[7].
  • A. John Petkau's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • A. John Petkau supervised Rachel MacKay Altman as a doctoral student[9].
  • A. John Petkau's ISNI is recorded as 0000000416757614[10].
  • A. John Petkau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305039150[11].
  • A. John Petkau's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2013075110[12].
  • A. John Petkau's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 83173[13].
  • A. John Petkau's given name is recorded as Albert[14].
  • A. John Petkau's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • A. John Petkau's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 99659118429[16].
  • A. John Petkau's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11gmzpb1_t[17].
  • A. John Petkau's MR Author ID is recorded as 138605[18].

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Origins and Family

A. John Petkau was born on +1950-05-12T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

A. John Petkau's education included a stint at Stanford University[5]. His doctoral advisor was Herman Chernoff[6].

Career and Affiliations

A. John Petkau worked as a statistician[3]. Among his employers was University of British Columbia[4]. He supervised Rachel MacKay Altman as a doctoral student[9].

FAQs

What did A. John Petkau do for work?

A. John Petkau worked as statistician[3].

Where did A. John Petkau go to school?

A. John Petkau was educated at Stanford University[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . stat.ubc.ca. Retrieved . stat.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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