Colin Aitken

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Colin Aitken

Summary

Colin Aitken is a human[1]. He was born on June 20, 1951[2]. He worked as a statistician[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Colin Aitken was born on June 20, 1951[2].
  • Colin Aitken's professions included statistician[3].
  • Colin Aitken worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Colin Aitken worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Colin Aitken's field of work was mathematics[6].
  • Colin Aitken's field of work was mathematical statistics[7].
  • Among Colin Aitken's employers was University of Edinburgh[8].
  • Colin Aitken's doctoral advisor was John Aitchison[9].
  • Colin Aitken's doctoral advisor was Samuel D. Silvey[10].
  • Colin Aitken is recorded as male[11].
  • Colin Aitken's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Colin Aitken supervised Amy Louise Wilson as a doctoral student[13].
  • Colin Aitken's family name is recorded as Aitken[14].
  • Colin Aitken's given name is recorded as Colin[15].
  • Colin Aitken's given name is recorded as Graeme[16].
  • Colin Aitken's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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Origins and Family

Colin Aitken was born on June 20, 1951[2].

Education

Doctoral advisors include John Aitchison[9], a statistician[18], 1926–2016[19], of United Kingdom[20], awarded the William Christian Krumbein Medal[21] and Samuel D. Silvey[10], a statistician[22], 1924–1990[23], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include mathematics[6], an academic discipline[25] and mathematical statistics[7], a branch of mathematics[26]. Among Colin Aitken's employers was University of Edinburgh[8]. He supervised Amy Louise Wilson as a doctoral student[13].

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What did Colin Aitken do for work?

Colin Aitken worked as statistician[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . maths.ed.ac.uk. maths.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Occupation statistician, mathematician, university teacher
    Educated at University of Glasgow
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