Eugene Seneta

Australian statistician
Person human Q5407751
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Summary

Eugene Seneta was born on January 1, 1941[1], in Staryi Sambir[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: probability theory[7], mathematics[8], mathematical statistics[9], history of mathematics[10], nonnegative matrix[11]
  • Employer: University of Sydney[12]
  • Educated at: Australian National University[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: P. A. P. Moran[14]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[15], Hannan Medal[16], Pitman Medal[17], Moyal Medal[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Malcolm Quine[20], Fred M. Hoppe[21], John TuHao Chen[22], Ross Arthur Maller[23], Diana W. Warren[24], Simon F. Ku[25], Thomas Ho Ting Fung[26], Richard Finlay[27]
  • Given name: Eugene[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[30]

Why It Matters

Eugene Seneta is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Eugene Seneta born?

Eugene Seneta's place of birth was Staryi Sambir[2].

What did Eugene Seneta do for work?

Eugene Seneta worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Eugene Seneta go to school?

Eugene Seneta was educated at Australian National University[13].

What awards did Eugene Seneta receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[15], Hannan Medal[16], Pitman Medal[17], and Moyal Medal[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . sydney.edu.au. sydney.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . statsoc.org.au. statsoc.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mq.edu.au. mq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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