B. L. S. Prakasa Rao

Indian mathematician
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B. L. S. Prakasa Rao

Summary

B. L. S. Prakasa Rao is a human[1]. He was born on October 6, 1942[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and statistician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was born on October 6, 1942[2].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao held citizenship in India[6].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao held citizenship in British Raj[7].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao held citizenship in Dominion of India[8].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's professions included mathematician[3].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's professions included statistician[4].
  • Among B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's employers was Indian Statistical Institute[9].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was educated at Indian Statistical Institute[10].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was educated at Michigan State University[11].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was educated at Andhra University[12].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's doctoral advisor was Herman Rubin[13].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[14].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao is recorded as male[17].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao supervised Arusharka Sen as a doctoral student[19].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao supervised M. Siva Prasad as a doctoral student[20].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's given name is recorded as B.[21].
  • B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Origins and Family

B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was born on October 6, 1942[2].

Education

Educated at Indian Statistical Institute[10], a research institute[23], in India[24], founded in 1931[25], headquartered in Baranagar[26]; Michigan State University[11], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1855[29], headquartered in East Lansing[30]; and Andhra University[12], a university[31], in India[32], founded in 1926[33]. B. L. S. Prakasa Rao's doctoral advisor was Herman Rubin[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and statistician[4]. B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was employed by Indian Statistical Institute[9]. Doctoral students include Arusharka Sen[19] and M. Siva Prasad[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[14], a science award[34], in India[35], founded in 1958[36] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].

Why It Matters

B. L. S. Prakasa Rao ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did B. L. S. Prakasa Rao do for work?

B. L. S. Prakasa Rao worked as mathematician[3] and statistician[4].

Where did B. L. S. Prakasa Rao go to school?

B. L. S. Prakasa Rao was educated at Indian Statistical Institute[10], Michigan State University[11], and Andhra University[12].

What awards did B. L. S. Prakasa Rao receive?

Honors received include Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[14] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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