Alfred J. Lotka

Summary

Alfred J. Lotka is a human^[1]. He was born in Lviv^[2]. He was born on March 2, 1880^[3]. He passed away in New York City^[4]. He died on December 5, 1949^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], biophysicist^[8], physicist^[9], and chemist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Alfred J. Lotka was born in Lviv^[2].
• Alfred J. Lotka passed away in New York City^[4].
• Alfred J. Lotka died in Red Bank^[12].
• Alfred J. Lotka was born on March 2, 1880^[3].
• Alfred J. Lotka died on December 5, 1949^[5].
• Alfred J. Lotka held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Alfred J. Lotka worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Alfred J. Lotka worked as a statistician^[7].
• Alfred J. Lotka's professions included biophysicist^[8].
• Alfred J. Lotka worked as a physicist^[9].
• Alfred J. Lotka's professions included chemist^[10].
• Alfred J. Lotka's field of work was mathematics^[14].
• Alfred J. Lotka was employed by MetLife^[15].
• Alfred J. Lotka's education included a stint at Cornell University^[16].
• Alfred J. Lotka was educated at University of Birmingham^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Alfred J. Lotka is Elements of Physical Biology^[18].
• Alfred J. Lotka received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19].
• Alfred J. Lotka received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].
• Alfred J. Lotka was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[21].
• Alfred J. Lotka is recorded as male^[22].
• Alfred J. Lotka's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Alfred J. Lotka's Commons category is recorded as Alfred J. Lotka^[24].
• Alfred J. Lotka earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science^[25].
• Alfred J. Lotka's given name is recorded as Alfred^[26].
• Alfred J. Lotka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alfred J. Lotka's place of birth was Lviv^[2]. He was born on March 2, 1880^[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1865^[30], headquartered in Ithaca^[31] and University of Birmingham^[17], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1900^[34], headquartered in Birmingham^[35]. Alfred J. Lotka earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], biophysicist^[8], physicist^[9], and chemist^[10]. Alfred J. Lotka's field of work was mathematics^[14]. Among his employers was MetLife^[15].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Alfred J. Lotka is Elements of Physical Biology^[18]. Things named for him include Lotka–Volterra equations^[36] and Lotka's law^[37], a scientific law^[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19], a statistics award^[39] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].

Death and Burial

Alfred J. Lotka died on December 5, 1949^[5]. Recorded place of death include New York City^[4], a global city^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1624^[42] and Red Bank^[12], a borough of New Jersey^[43], in United States^[44].

Why It Matters

Alfred J. Lotka ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for him include Lotka–Volterra equations^[36] and Lotka's law^[37], a scientific law^[38].

FAQs

Where was Alfred J. Lotka born?

Alfred J. Lotka's place of birth was Lviv^[2].

Where did Alfred J. Lotka die?

Alfred J. Lotka passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Alfred J. Lotka do for work?

Alfred J. Lotka worked as mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], biophysicist^[8], physicist^[9], and chemist^[10].

Where did Alfred J. Lotka go to school?

Alfred J. Lotka was educated at Cornell University^[16] and University of Birmingham^[17].

What awards did Alfred J. Lotka receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].