Abraham Wald

Summary

Abraham Wald is a human^[1]. Born in Cluj-Napoca^[2], he… he was born on October 31, 1902^[3]. He passed away in Nilgiri Mountains^[4]. He died on December 13, 1950^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], university teacher^[8], economist^[9], and research scientist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Abraham Wald was born in Cluj-Napoca^[2].
• Abraham Wald died in Nilgiri Mountains^[4].
• Abraham Wald was born on October 31, 1902^[3].
• Abraham Wald died on December 13, 1950^[5].
• Abraham Wald died on December 31, 1950^[12].
• A child of Abraham Wald was Robert M. Wald^[13].
• Abraham Wald held citizenship in Kingdom of Hungary^[14].
• Abraham Wald held citizenship in Kingdom of Romania^[15].
• Abraham Wald held citizenship in United States^[16].
• Abraham Wald is identified as part of the Ashkenazi Jews ethnic group^[17].
• Abraham Wald worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Abraham Wald worked as a statistician^[7].
• Abraham Wald worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Abraham Wald's professions included economist^[9].
• Abraham Wald worked as a research scientist^[10].
• Abraham Wald's field of work was functional analysis^[18].
• Abraham Wald's field of work was statistics^[19].
• Abraham Wald's field of work was mathematics^[20].
• Among Abraham Wald's employers was Columbia University^[21].
• Abraham Wald was employed by Carnegie Institution for Science^[22].
• Abraham Wald's education included a stint at University of Vienna^[23].
• Abraham Wald's education included a stint at "King Ferdinand I" University^[24].
• Abraham Wald's doctoral advisor was Karl Menger^[25].
• A notable student of Abraham Wald was Jacob Wolfowitz^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Abraham Wald is Wald's equation^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Cluj-Napoca^[2], Abraham Wald… he was born on October 31, 1902^[3]. He is identified as part of the Ashkenazi Jews ethnic group^[17].

Education

Educated at University of Vienna^[23], a university^[28], in Austria^[29], founded in 1365^[30], headquartered in Vienna^[31] and "King Ferdinand I" University^[24], an academic institution^[32], in Romania^[33], founded in 1919^[34]. Abraham Wald's doctoral advisor was Karl Menger^[25]. He studied under Harold Hotelling^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], university teacher^[8], economist^[9], and research scientist^[10]. Fields of work include functional analysis^[18], a branch of mathematics^[36]; statistics^[19], an academic major^[37]; and mathematics^[20], an academic discipline^[38]. Employers include Columbia University^[21], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1754^[41], headquartered in Manhattan^[42] and Carnegie Institution for Science^[22], a nonprofit organization^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1902^[45], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[46]. A notable student of Abraham Wald was Jacob Wolfowitz^[26]. Doctoral students include Charles Stein^[47], a mathematician^[48], 1920–2016^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[51], specialised in statistics^[52]; Herman Chernoff^[53], a mathematician^[54], b. 1923^[55], of United States^[56], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[57], specialised in applied mathematics^[58]; Milton Sobel^[59], a statistician^[60], 1919–2002^[61], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[62]; Meyer Abraham Girshick^[63], a statistician^[64], 1908–1955^[65], of Russian Empire^[66], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[67]; Chung Tsi Hsu^[68]; and Ralph Jay Brookner^[69], a mathematician^[70], 1918–2001^[71].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Wald's equation^[27], Wald test^[72], Wald–Wolfowitz runs test^[73], Wald's martingale^[74], Continuous Mapping Theorem^[75], and Wald's maximin model^[76]. Things named for Abraham Wald include Wald test^[77], a statistical test^[78]; Wald's equation^[79]; and Wald–Wolfowitz runs test^[80].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Econometric Society^[81], a fellowship award^[82]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[83], a statistics award^[84]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[85].

Personal Life

A child of Abraham Wald was Robert M. Wald^[13]. His religion is recorded as Orthodox Judaism^[86].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 13, 1950^[5] and December 31, 1950^[12]. Abraham Wald died in Nilgiri Mountains^[4]. Recorded cause of death include aviation accident^[87] and Air India VT-CFK^[88].

Why It Matters

Abraham Wald ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[89] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[90]

He has been cited as an influence by Erich Leo Lehmann^[91], a statistician^[92], 1917–2009^[93], of United States^[94], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[95], specialised in statistics^[96].

Works attributed to him include survivorship bias^[97], a type of bias^[98]. Entities named for him include Wald test^[77], a statistical test^[78]; Wald's equation^[79]; and Wald–Wolfowitz runs test^[80].

His notable doctoral advisees include Herman Chernoff^[99], a mathematician^[100], b. 1923^[101], of United States^[102], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[103], specialised in applied mathematics^[104] and Charles Stein^[105], a mathematician^[106], 1920–2016^[107], of United States^[108], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[109], specialised in statistics^[110].

FAQs

Where was Abraham Wald born?

Abraham Wald was born in Cluj-Napoca^[2].

Where did Abraham Wald die?

Abraham Wald passed away in Nilgiri Mountains^[4].

What did Abraham Wald do for work?

Abraham Wald worked as mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], university teacher^[8], economist^[9], and research scientist^[10].

Where did Abraham Wald go to school?

Abraham Wald was educated at University of Vienna^[23] and "King Ferdinand I" University^[24].

What awards did Abraham Wald receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society^[81], Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[83], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[85].

Who did Abraham Wald influence?

Abraham Wald has been cited as an influence by Erich Leo Lehmann^[91].