Daniel Peña

Spanish engineer, statistician, and university rector
Person human Q3756230
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Daniel Peña

Summary

Daniel Peña is a human[1]. His place of birth was Madrid[2]. He was born on +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], university teacher[5], and engineer[6]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Madrid[2], Daniel Peña…
  • Daniel Peña was born on +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Daniel Peña was born on +1948-06-09T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Daniel Peña held citizenship in Spain[9].
  • Daniel Peña worked as a statistician[4].
  • Daniel Peña worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Daniel Peña worked as an engineer[6].
  • Daniel Peña held the position of member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences[10].
  • Among Daniel Peña's employers was Universidad Carlos III de Madrid[11].
  • Daniel Peña was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • Daniel Peña was educated at Technical University of Madrid[13].
  • Daniel Peña's doctoral advisor was Juan Ramón Figuera[14].
  • Daniel Peña received the King James I Prize for Economics[15].
  • Daniel Peña received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16].
  • Daniel Peña received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].
  • Daniel Peña was a member of American Statistical Association[18].
  • Daniel Peña was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19].
  • Daniel Peña was a member of Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences[20].
  • Daniel Peña's image is recorded as Daniel Peña Sánchez de Rivera, en la Feria del Libro de Madrid de 2010 (cropped).jpg[21].
  • Daniel Peña is recorded as male[22].
  • Daniel Peña's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Daniel Peña supervised Jorge Caiado as a doctoral student[24].
  • Daniel Peña supervised Eliud Silva as a doctoral student[25].
  • Daniel Peña's ISNI is recorded as 0000000079785701[26].
  • Daniel Peña's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 120381269[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Daniel Peña's place of birth was Madrid[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1948-06-09T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Technical University of Madrid[13], a public university[32], in Spain[33], founded in 1971[34]. Daniel Peña's doctoral advisor was Juan Ramón Figuera[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], university teacher[5], and engineer[6]. Among Daniel Peña's employers was Universidad Carlos III de Madrid[11]. He held the position of member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences[10]. Doctoral students include Jorge Caiado[24], a researcher[35] and Eliud Silva[25].

Recognition

Awards received include King James I Prize for Economics[15], a class of award[36], in Spain[37]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16], a statistics award[38]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

Why It Matters

Daniel Peña is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

FAQs

Where was Daniel Peña born?

Daniel Peña's place of birth was Madrid[2].

What did Daniel Peña do for work?

Daniel Peña worked as statistician[4], university teacher[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Daniel Peña go to school?

Daniel Peña was educated at Harvard University[12] and Technical University of Madrid[13].

What awards did Daniel Peña receive?

Honors received include King James I Prize for Economics[15], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . rac.es. rac.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . rac.es. rac.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . rac.es. rac.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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