Erik N. Torgersen

statistician

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: 1935
Date of death: 1994
Occupation: statistician
Educated at: University of California, Berkeley^[4]
Award received: Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[6]
Doctoral advisor: Lucien Le Cam^[5]
Family name: Torgersen^[9]
Given name: Erik, Nikolai^[10]^[11]
Member of: Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[7]

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en Erik Nikolai Torgersen en Erik N. Torgersen

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ISNI: 0000000116079794
VIAF cluster ID: 23574887
Library of Congress authority ID: n85135758
BIBSYS ID: 90268593
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266652792832
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/113rn_lvw
IdRef ID: 167951750
MR Author ID: 173565
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 34519
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA05147742
NUKAT ID: n2009077353
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007449933505171

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SHARE Catalogue author ID: 102998
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjhD3HtfKjCrfxWf4QXh3
Yale LUX ID: person/2e00e646-7a19-4077-9f30-390197529a79

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Summary

Erik N. Torgersen was born in 1935^[1]. He died in 1994^[2]. He worked as a statistician^[3].

FAQs

What did Erik N. Torgersen do for work?

Erik N. Torgersen worked as a statistician^[3].

Where did Erik N. Torgersen go to school?

Erik N. Torgersen was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[4].

What awards did Erik N. Torgersen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[6].

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[8] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — sex or gender (P21): male. IdRef. Retrieved 2025-04-04. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — educated at (P69): University of California, Berkeley. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — occupation (P106): statistician. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — award received (P166): Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — doctoral advisor (P184): Lucien Le Cam. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — member of (P463): Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — date of birth (P569): 1935. BIBSYS. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — date of death (P570): 1994. BIBSYS. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — family name (P734): Torgersen. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — given name (P735): Erik. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Erik N. Torgersen — given name (P735): Nikolai. wikidata.org.

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