Douglas G. Altman

British statistician (1948-2018)
Person human Q5300242
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Douglas G. Altman

Summary

Douglas G. Altman is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on July 12, 1948[3]. He died in Oxford[4]. He died on June 3, 2018[5]. He worked as a statistician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Douglas G. Altman's place of birth was London[2].
  • Douglas G. Altman died in Oxford[4].
  • Douglas G. Altman was born on July 12, 1948[3].
  • Douglas G. Altman died on June 3, 2018[5].
  • Douglas G. Altman held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Douglas G. Altman worked as a statistician[6].
  • Douglas G. Altman's field of work was health statistics[9].
  • Among Douglas G. Altman's employers was University of Oxford[10].
  • Douglas G. Altman was educated at University of Bath[11].
  • Douglas G. Altman received the BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award[12].
  • Douglas G. Altman received the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[13].
  • Douglas G. Altman received the Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[14].
  • Douglas G. Altman was a member of Royal Statistical Society[15].
  • Douglas G. Altman is recorded as male[16].
  • Douglas G. Altman's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Douglas G. Altman supervised Adam Barnett Smith as a doctoral student[18].
  • Douglas G. Altman supervised Adaikalavan Ramasamy as a doctoral student[19].
  • Douglas G. Altman's Commons category is recorded as Doug Altman[20].
  • The cause of death was colorectal cancer[21].
  • Douglas G. Altman's family name is recorded as Altman[22].
  • Douglas G. Altman's given name is recorded as Doug[23].
  • Douglas G. Altman's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Douglas G. Altman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Douglas G. Altman's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Douglas G. Altman was born in London[2]. He was born on July 12, 1948[3].

Education

Douglas G. Altman's education included a stint at University of Bath[11].

Career and Affiliations

Douglas G. Altman worked as a statistician[6]. His field of work was health statistics[9]. Among his employers was University of Oxford[10]. Doctoral students include Adam Barnett Smith[18] and Adaikalavan Ramasamy[19].

Recognition

Awards received include BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award[12], an award[27]; Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[13]; and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[14], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Death and Burial

Douglas G. Altman died on June 3, 2018[5]. He passed away in Oxford[4]. The cause of death was colorectal cancer[21].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Douglas G. Altman include Bland–Altman plot[30], a diagram[31].

Why It Matters

Douglas G. Altman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Bland–Altman plot[30], a diagram[31].

FAQs

Where was Douglas G. Altman born?

Born in London[2], Douglas G. Altman…

Where did Douglas G. Altman die?

Douglas G. Altman passed away in Oxford[4].

What did Douglas G. Altman do for work?

Douglas G. Altman worked as statistician[6].

Where did Douglas G. Altman go to school?

Douglas G. Altman was educated at University of Bath[11].

What awards did Douglas G. Altman receive?

Honors received include BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award[12], Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[13], and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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