Donald Truax

American statistician
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Donald Truax

Summary

Donald Truax is a human[1]. His place of birth was Minneapolis[2]. He was born on August 29, 1927[3]. He died on March 24, 2012[4]. He worked as a statistician[5] and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Donald Truax's place of birth was Minneapolis[2].
  • Donald Truax was born on August 29, 1927[3].
  • Donald Truax died on March 24, 2012[4].
  • Donald Truax held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Donald Truax worked as a statistician[5].
  • Donald Truax worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Among Donald Truax's employers was University of Oregon[8].
  • Among Donald Truax's employers was University of Kansas[9].
  • Donald Truax was educated at Stanford University[10].
  • Donald Truax's doctoral advisor was Samuel Karlin[11].
  • Donald Truax received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].
  • Donald Truax was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[13].
  • Donald Truax is recorded as male[14].
  • Donald Truax's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Donald Truax supervised Roger M. Fischler as a doctoral student[16].
  • Donald Truax supervised Thomas B. Paine as a doctoral student[17].
  • Donald Truax supervised Stephen A. Book as a doctoral student[18].
  • Donald Truax supervised Bruce R. Johnson as a doctoral student[19].
  • Donald Truax supervised William J. Carsrud as a doctoral student[20].
  • Donald Truax supervised Terrence R. Shore as a doctoral student[21].
  • Donald Truax supervised Richard Sieger as a doctoral student[22].
  • Donald Truax supervised William Vasek as a doctoral student[23].
  • Donald Truax supervised Roger Lewis French as a doctoral student[24].
  • Donald Truax supervised Gie-Whan Kim as a doctoral student[25].
  • The cause of death was kidney failure[26].

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Origins and Family

Donald Truax was born in Minneapolis[2]. He was born on August 29, 1927[3].

Education

Donald Truax was educated at Stanford University[10]. His doctoral advisor was Samuel Karlin[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[5] and university teacher[6]. Employers include University of Oregon[8], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1876[30], headquartered in Eugene[31] and University of Kansas[9], a public educational institution of the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1864[34]. Doctoral students include Roger M. Fischler[16], Thomas B. Paine[17], Stephen A. Book[18], Bruce R. Johnson[19], William J. Carsrud[20], and Terrence R. Shore[21].

Recognition

Donald Truax received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].

Death and Burial

Donald Truax died on March 24, 2012[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure[26].

FAQs

Where was Donald Truax born?

Donald Truax's place of birth was Minneapolis[2].

What did Donald Truax do for work?

Donald Truax worked as statistician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Donald Truax go to school?

Donald Truax was educated at Stanford University[10].

What awards did Donald Truax receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . musgroves.com. Retrieved . musgroves.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . mathscinet.ams.org. Retrieved . mathscinet.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . musgroves.com. Retrieved . musgroves.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . musgroves.com. Retrieved . musgroves.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . musgroves.com. Retrieved . musgroves.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . musgroves.com. Retrieved . musgroves.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

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