David Donoho

American statistician (born 1957)
Person human Q1114742
David Donoho
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David Donoho

Summary

David Donoho is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1957-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Donoho was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • David Donoho was born on +1957-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Donoho held citizenship in United States[8].
  • David Donoho's professions included statistician[4].
  • David Donoho worked as a university teacher[5].
  • David Donoho worked as an academic[6].
  • David Donoho's field of work was mathematical statistics[9].
  • David Donoho's field of work was harmonic analysis[10].
  • David Donoho's field of work was statistics[11].
  • David Donoho was employed by University of California, Berkeley[12].
  • Among David Donoho's employers was Stanford University[13].
  • Among David Donoho's employers was Stanford University[14].
  • David Donoho was educated at Harvard University[15].
  • David Donoho was educated at Princeton University[16].
  • David Donoho's education included a stint at Margaret Long Wisdom High School[17].
  • David Donoho's doctoral advisor was Peter J. Huber[18].
  • David Donoho's doctoral advisor was John Tukey[19].
  • David Donoho received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[20].
  • David Donoho received the MacArthur Fellows Program[21].
  • David Donoho received the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize[22].
  • David Donoho received the John von Neumann Prize[23].
  • David Donoho received the Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics[24].
  • David Donoho received the Shaw Prize[25].
  • David Donoho was a member of National Academy of Sciences[26].
  • David Donoho was a member of French Academy of Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

David Donoho was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1957-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Princeton University[16], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; and Margaret Long Wisdom High School[17], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1962[38]. Doctoral advisors include Peter J. Huber[18] and John Tukey[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6]. Fields of work include mathematical statistics[9], a branch of mathematics[39]; harmonic analysis[10], a branch of mathematics[40]; and statistics[11], an academic major[41]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[12], a public research university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1868[44], headquartered in Berkeley[45] and Stanford University[13], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1885[48], headquartered in Stanford[49]. Doctoral students include Emmanuel Candès[50], Jianqing Fan[51], Ery Arias-Castro[52], Jiashun Jin[53], Shaobing Scott Chen[54], and Kong Wang[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[20], an award[56]; MacArthur Fellows Program[21], a science award[57], in United States[58], founded in 1981[59]; Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize[22], a science award[60], in Germany[61], founded in 2006[62]; John von Neumann Prize[23], a science award[63], in United States[64], founded in 1959[65]; Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics[24], a science award[66], in United States[67], founded in 1967[68]; and Shaw Prize[25], a science award[69], in Hong Kong[70], founded in 2002[71].

Why It Matters

David Donoho ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

His notable doctoral advisees include Emmanuel Candès[74], a mathematician[75], b. 1970[76], of France[77], awarded the Collatz Prize[78], specialised in statistician[79] and Victoria Stodden[80], a data scientist[81], specialised in statistics[82].

FAQs

Where was David Donoho born?

Born in Los Angeles[2], David Donoho…

What did David Donoho do for work?

David Donoho worked as statistician[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6].

Where did David Donoho go to school?

David Donoho was educated at Harvard University[15], Princeton University[16], and Margaret Long Wisdom High School[17].

What awards did David Donoho receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[20], MacArthur Fellows Program[21], Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize[22], and John von Neumann Prize[23].

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