Alastair Young

British statistician
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Alastair Young

Summary

Alastair Young is a human[1]. He worked as a statistician[2] and university teacher[3].

Key Facts

  • Alastair Young held citizenship in United Kingdom[4].
  • Alastair Young worked as a statistician[2].
  • Alastair Young's professions included university teacher[3].
  • Among Alastair Young's employers was Imperial College London[5].
  • Alastair Young's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[6].
  • Alastair Young's doctoral advisor was David George Kendall[7].
  • Alastair Young received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8].
  • Alastair Young was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[9].
  • Alastair Young is recorded as male[10].
  • Alastair Young's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Alastair Young supervised Todd Alan Kuffner as a doctoral student[12].
  • Alastair Young supervised Iain Charles Stemp as a doctoral student[13].
  • Alastair Young supervised Stephen Man-Sing Lee as a doctoral student[14].
  • Alastair Young supervised Richard Samworth as a doctoral student[15].
  • Alastair Young's family name is recorded as Young[16].
  • Alastair Young's given name is recorded as George[17].
  • Alastair Young's given name is recorded as Alastair[18].
  • Alastair Young's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

Body

Education

Alastair Young was educated at University of Cambridge[6]. His doctoral advisor was David George Kendall[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[2] and university teacher[3]. Alastair Young was employed by Imperial College London[5]. Doctoral students include Todd Alan Kuffner[12], a statistician[20]; Iain Charles Stemp[13]; Stephen Man-Sing Lee[14]; and Richard Samworth[15], a statistician[21], b. 1978[22], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[23].

Recognition

Alastair Young received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8].

FAQs

What did Alastair Young do for work?

Alastair Young worked as statistician[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did Alastair Young go to school?

Alastair Young was educated at University of Cambridge[6].

What awards did Alastair Young receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved . imperial.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved . imperial.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Occupation statistician, university teacher
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