David Siegmund

American statistician (born 1941)
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David Siegmund

Summary

David Siegmund is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1941-11-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Siegmund's place of birth was St. Louis[2].
  • David Siegmund was born on +1941-11-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of David Siegmund was Kimberly Siegmund[9].
  • David Siegmund held citizenship in United States[10].
  • David Siegmund worked as a statistician[4].
  • David Siegmund's professions included academic[5].
  • David Siegmund worked as a university teacher[6].
  • David Siegmund's professions included mathematician[7].
  • David Siegmund's field of work was statistics[11].
  • David Siegmund's field of work was mathematical statistics[12].
  • David Siegmund's field of work was probability theory[13].
  • David Siegmund's field of work was DNA sequencing[14].
  • David Siegmund was employed by Stanford University[15].
  • David Siegmund's doctoral advisor was Herbert Robbins[16].
  • David Siegmund received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • David Siegmund received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].
  • David Siegmund was a member of National Academy of Sciences[19].
  • David Siegmund was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20].
  • David Siegmund's image is recorded as David Siegmund.jpg[21].
  • David Siegmund is recorded as male[22].
  • David Siegmund's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • David Siegmund supervised Tze Leung Lai as a doctoral student[24].
  • David Siegmund supervised Hyune-Ju Kim as a doctoral student[25].
  • David Siegmund supervised Rebecca Betensky as a doctoral student[26].
  • David Siegmund supervised Josée Dupuis as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

David Siegmund was born in St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1941-11-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David Siegmund's doctoral advisor was Herbert Robbins[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7]. Fields of work include statistics[11], an academic major[28]; mathematical statistics[12], a branch of mathematics[29]; probability theory[13], a branch of mathematics[30]; and DNA sequencing[14], a molecular biology technique[31]. Among David Siegmund's employers was Stanford University[15]. Doctoral students include Tze Leung Lai[24], a statistician[32], 1945–2023[33], of United States[34], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[35], specialised in statistics[36]; Hyune-Ju Kim[25], a researcher[37]; Rebecca Betensky[26], a statistician[38], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[39]; Josée Dupuis[27], a researcher[40], of Canada[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[42]; Eleanor Feingold[43], a researcher[44], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[45]; and Steven Lalley[46], a mathematician[47], b. 1954[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[50], in United States[51], founded in 1925[52] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].

Personal Life

A child of David Siegmund was Kimberly Siegmund[9].

Why It Matters

David Siegmund ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jian Li[54], a data scientist[55], specialised in machine learning[56].

FAQs

Where was David Siegmund born?

David Siegmund's place of birth was St. Louis[2].

What did David Siegmund do for work?

David Siegmund worked as statistician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].

What awards did David Siegmund receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].

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  26. [20] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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