Debabrata Basu

Indian mathematician
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Debabrata Basu

Summary

Debabrata Basu is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dhaka[2]. He was born on July 5, 1924[3]. He passed away in Kolkata[4]. He died on March 24, 2001[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Debabrata Basu's place of birth was Dhaka[2].
  • Debabrata Basu passed away in Kolkata[4].
  • Debabrata Basu was born on July 5, 1924[3].
  • Debabrata Basu died on March 24, 2001[5].
  • Debabrata Basu held citizenship in India[10].
  • Debabrata Basu held citizenship in British Raj[11].
  • Debabrata Basu held citizenship in Dominion of India[12].
  • Debabrata Basu's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Debabrata Basu's professions included statistician[7].
  • Debabrata Basu's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Among Debabrata Basu's employers was University of Dhaka[13].
  • Among Debabrata Basu's employers was Florida State University[14].
  • Debabrata Basu was employed by University of Florida[15].
  • Debabrata Basu's education included a stint at University of Calcutta[16].
  • Debabrata Basu was educated at Indian Statistical Institute[17].
  • Debabrata Basu was educated at University of Dhaka[18].
  • Debabrata Basu's doctoral advisor was Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao[19].
  • Debabrata Basu received the Fulbright Scholarship[20].
  • Debabrata Basu received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[21].
  • Debabrata Basu received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[22].
  • Debabrata Basu was a member of American Statistical Association[23].
  • Debabrata Basu was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[24].
  • Debabrata Basu is recorded as male[25].
  • Debabrata Basu's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Debabrata Basu supervised Richard M. Fagerstrom as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Debabrata Basu's place of birth was Dhaka[2]. He was born on July 5, 1924[3].

Education

Educated at University of Calcutta[16], a state public university[28], in India[29], founded in 1857[30], headquartered in Kolkata[31]; Indian Statistical Institute[17], a research institute[32], in India[33], founded in 1931[34], headquartered in Baranagar[35]; and University of Dhaka[18], a public university[36], in Bangladesh[37], founded in 1921[38], headquartered in Dhaka[39]. Debabrata Basu's doctoral advisor was Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. Employers include University of Dhaka[13], a public university[40], in Bangladesh[41], founded in 1921[42], headquartered in Dhaka[43]; Florida State University[14], a public university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1851[46]; and University of Florida[15], a public research university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1853[49], headquartered in Gainesville[50]. Doctoral students include Richard M. Fagerstrom[27]; Pramod K. Pathak[51], a statistician[52], of India[53], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[54]; Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira[55], a university teacher[56], b. 1946[57], of Brazil[58], awarded the ABE Award[59], specialised in statistics[60]; Ram Chandra Tiwari[61]; Cheng Chung Chen[62]; and Shih-Chuan Cheng[63].

Recognition

Awards received include Fulbright Scholarship[20], a scholarship[64], in United States[65], founded in 1946[66]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[21], a statistics award[67]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[22].

Death and Burial

Debabrata Basu died on March 24, 2001[5]. He died in Kolkata[4].

Why It Matters

Debabrata Basu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Debabrata Basu born?

Born in Dhaka[2], Debabrata Basu…

Where did Debabrata Basu die?

Debabrata Basu died in Kolkata[4].

What did Debabrata Basu do for work?

Debabrata Basu worked as mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Debabrata Basu go to school?

Debabrata Basu was educated at University of Calcutta[16], Indian Statistical Institute[17], and University of Dhaka[18].

What awards did Debabrata Basu receive?

Honors received include Fulbright Scholarship[20], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[21], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[22].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Given name Debabrata
    Doctoral student Richard M. Fagerstrom, Pramod K. Pathak, Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira +3
    Family name Basu
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