D. J. Finney

Summary

D. J. Finney is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Latchford^[2]. He was born on January 3, 1917^[3]. He died on November 12, 2018^[4]. He worked as a statistician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• D. J. Finney's place of birth was Latchford^[2].
• D. J. Finney was born on January 3, 1917^[3].
• D. J. Finney was born on December 16, 1917^[8].
• D. J. Finney died on November 12, 2018^[4].
• D. J. Finney held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• D. J. Finney worked as a statistician^[5].
• D. J. Finney worked as a university teacher^[6].
• D. J. Finney's field of work was statistics^[10].
• D. J. Finney held the position of president of the Royal Statistical Society^[11].
• D. J. Finney was employed by University of Edinburgh^[12].
• D. J. Finney was educated at Clare College^[13].
• D. J. Finney's education included a stint at The Manchester Grammar School^[14].
• D. J. Finney was educated at University of Cambridge^[15].
• D. J. Finney's doctoral advisor was Ronald Fisher^[16].
• D. J. Finney received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].
• D. J. Finney received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[18].
• D. J. Finney received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19].
• D. J. Finney received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].
• D. J. Finney received the Paul Martini Prize^[21].
• D. J. Finney was a member of Royal Society^[22].
• D. J. Finney was a member of Royal Statistical Society^[23].
• D. J. Finney was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[24].
• D. J. Finney is recorded as male^[25].
• D. J. Finney's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• D. J. Finney supervised Richard Melville Cormack as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

D. J. Finney's place of birth was Latchford^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 3, 1917^[3] and December 16, 1917^[8].

Education

Educated at Clare College^[13], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1326^[30]; The Manchester Grammar School^[14], a school^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1515^[33]; and University of Cambridge^[15], a collegiate university^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1209^[36], headquartered in Cambridge^[37]. D. J. Finney's doctoral advisor was Ronald Fisher^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. D. J. Finney's field of work was statistics^[10]. Among his employers was University of Edinburgh^[12]. He held the position of president of the Royal Statistical Society^[11]. Doctoral students include Richard Melville Cormack^[27], a university teacher^[38], b. 1935^[39], of United Kingdom^[40]; Charles Dunnett^[41], a mathematician^[42], 1921–2007^[43], of Canada^[44], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[45]; Loraine D. Walter^[46]; Robert Curnow^[47], a statistician^[48], b. 1933^[49], of United Kingdom^[50], specialised in statistics^[51]; and Moti Lal Tiku^[52], a statistician^[53], b. 1937^[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], a fellowship award^[55], in United Kingdom^[56]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[18], a grade of an order^[57], in United Kingdom^[58]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19], a statistics award^[59]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20]; and Paul Martini Prize^[21], an award^[60], in Germany^[61].

Death and Burial

D. J. Finney died on November 12, 2018^[4].

Why It Matters

D. J. Finney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was D. J. Finney born?

Born in Latchford^[2], D. J. Finney…

What did D. J. Finney do for work?

D. J. Finney worked as statistician^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did D. J. Finney go to school?

D. J. Finney was educated at Clare College^[13], The Manchester Grammar School^[14], and University of Cambridge^[15].

What awards did D. J. Finney receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[18], Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].