David Brillinger

Canadian statistician
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David Brillinger

Summary

David Brillinger is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toronto[2]. He was born on October 24, 1937[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Brillinger's place of birth was Toronto[2].
  • David Brillinger was born on October 24, 1937[3].
  • David Brillinger held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • David Brillinger worked as a statistician[4].
  • David Brillinger's professions included university teacher[5].
  • David Brillinger's professions included mathematician[6].
  • David Brillinger's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • David Brillinger's field of work was applied statistics[10].
  • David Brillinger's field of work was statistics[11].
  • Among David Brillinger's employers was University of California, Berkeley[12].
  • David Brillinger was educated at University of Toronto[13].
  • David Brillinger's education included a stint at Princeton University[14].
  • David Brillinger's doctoral advisor was John Tukey[15].
  • David Brillinger received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16].
  • David Brillinger received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • David Brillinger received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].
  • David Brillinger received the Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[19].
  • David Brillinger received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[20].
  • David Brillinger received the COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship[21].
  • David Brillinger was a member of American Statistical Association[22].
  • David Brillinger was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[23].
  • David Brillinger is recorded as male[24].
  • David Brillinger's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • David Brillinger supervised Peter Guttorp as a doctoral student[26].
  • David Brillinger supervised Frederic Schoenberg as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

David Brillinger was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on October 24, 1937[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[13], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31] and Princeton University[14], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]. David Brillinger's doctoral advisor was John Tukey[15]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[37]; applied statistics[10], an academic discipline[38]; and statistics[11], an academic major[39]. Among David Brillinger's employers was University of California, Berkeley[12]. Doctoral students include Peter Guttorp[26], a statistician[40], b. 1949[41], of Sweden[42], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[43], specialised in mathematics[44]; Frederic Schoenberg[27], a statistician[45], specialised in statistics[46]; Ross Ihaka[47], a statistician[48], b. 1954[49], of New Zealand[50], awarded the Pickering Medal[51]; Rafael Irizarry[52], a bioinformatician[53], b. 2000[54], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[55]; John Rice[56], a statistician[57], b. 1944[58], of United States[59], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[60]; and Xiaobao Wang[61].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16], a statistics award[62]; Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[63], in United States[64], founded in 1925[65]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18]; Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[19], a science award[66], in United States[67], founded in 1994[68]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[20], a fellowship award[69], in Canada[70]; and COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship[21], an award[71], in United States[72], founded in 1963[73].

Why It Matters

David Brillinger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was David Brillinger born?

Born in Toronto[2], David Brillinger…

What did David Brillinger do for work?

David Brillinger worked as statistician[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

Where did David Brillinger go to school?

David Brillinger was educated at University of Toronto[13] and Princeton University[14].

What awards did David Brillinger receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16], Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18], and Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[19].

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