Edwin Thompson Jaynes

Summary

Edwin Thompson Jaynes is a human^[1]. Born in Waterloo^[2], he… he was born on +1922-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in St. Louis^[4]. He died on +1998-04-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], statistician^[7], and mathematician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Edwin Thompson Jaynes was born in Waterloo^[2].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes passed away in St. Louis^[4].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes was born on +1922-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes died on +1998-04-30T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's professions included physicist^[6].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes worked as a statistician^[7].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's professions included mathematician^[8].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's field of work was statistical physics^[11].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's field of work was quantum physics^[12].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's field of work was probability theory^[13].
• Among Edwin Thompson Jaynes's employers was Washington University in St. Louis^[14].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes was educated at Princeton University^[15].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's doctoral advisor was Eugene Wigner^[16].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's image is recorded as ETJaynes1.jpg^[17].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes is recorded as male^[18].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes supervised Joseph H. Eberly as a doctoral student^[20].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes supervised G. Larry Bretthorst as a doctoral student^[21].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114676130^[22].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9940196^[23].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's GND ID is recorded as 123687519^[24].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82153991^[25].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12435527c^[26].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's IdRef ID is recorded as 033494185^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Waterloo^[2], Edwin Thompson Jaynes… he was born on +1922-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Edwin Thompson Jaynes's education included a stint at Princeton University^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Eugene Wigner^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], statistician^[7], and mathematician^[8]. Fields of work include statistical physics^[11], a branch of physics^[28]; quantum physics^[12], a branch of physics^[29]; and probability theory^[13], a branch of mathematics^[30]. Edwin Thompson Jaynes was employed by Washington University in St. Louis^[14]. Doctoral students include Joseph H. Eberly^[20], a physicist^[31], 1935–2025^[32], of United States^[33], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal^[34], specialised in physics^[35] and G. Larry Bretthorst^[21], a mathematician^[36], b. 1948^[37], specialised in Bayesian inference^[38].

Death and Burial

Edwin Thompson Jaynes died on +1998-04-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in St. Louis^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Edwin Thompson Jaynes include Jaynes–Cummings model^[39], a mathematical model^[40].

Why It Matters

Edwin Thompson Jaynes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

He has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[43], an artificial intelligence researcher^[44], b. 1979^[45], of United States^[46], specialised in artificial intelligence^[47].

He is credited with the discovery of principle of maximum entropy^[48], a principle^[49]. Entities named for him include Jaynes–Cummings model^[39], a mathematical model^[40].

His notable doctoral advisees include Joseph H. Eberly^[50], a physicist^[51], 1935–2025^[52], of United States^[53], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal^[54], specialised in physics^[55].

FAQs

Where was Edwin Thompson Jaynes born?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes was born in Waterloo^[2].

Where did Edwin Thompson Jaynes die?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes passed away in St. Louis^[4].

What did Edwin Thompson Jaynes do for work?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes worked as physicist^[6], statistician^[7], and mathematician^[8].

Where did Edwin Thompson Jaynes go to school?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes was educated at Princeton University^[15].

Who did Edwin Thompson Jaynes influence?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[43].

What did Edwin Thompson Jaynes discover?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes is credited as discoverer of principle of maximum entropy^[48].