Frank Benford

Summary

Frank Benford is a human^[1]. Born in Johnstown^[2], he… he was born on +1883-05-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Schenectady^[4]. He died on +1948-12-04T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and engineer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Frank Benford was born in Johnstown^[2].
• Frank Benford passed away in Schenectady^[4].
• Frank Benford was born on +1883-05-29T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Frank Benford died on +1948-12-04T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Frank Benford is buried at Park View Cemetery^[9].
• Frank Benford held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Frank Benford worked as a physicist^[6].
• Frank Benford worked as an engineer^[7].
• Frank Benford was educated at University of Michigan^[11].
• Frank Benford's image is recorded as Frank Benford (1883 - 1948).jpg^[12].
• Frank Benford is recorded as male^[13].
• Frank Benford's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Frank Benford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3929147425857745040008^[15].
• Frank Benford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016114930^[16].
• Frank Benford's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 150823094^[17].
• Frank Benford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cf1bf^[18].
• Frank Benford's family name is recorded as Benford^[19].
• Frank Benford's given name is recorded as Frank^[20].
• Frank Benford's zbMATH author ID is recorded as benford.frank^[21].
• Frank Benford's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Benford-175^[22].
• Frank Benford's Prabook ID is recorded as 2441899^[23].
• Frank Benford's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].
• Frank Benford's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxWVjVmwFFTMfjbbVxYyd^[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Frank Benford's place of birth was Johnstown^[2]. He was born on +1883-05-29T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Frank Benford was educated at University of Michigan^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and engineer^[7].

Death and Burial

Frank Benford died on +1948-12-04T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Schenectady^[4]. Burial took place at Park View Cemetery^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Frank Benford include Benford's law^[26], a probability distribution^[27], founded in 1938^[28].

Why It Matters

Frank Benford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for him include Benford's law^[26], a probability distribution^[27], founded in 1938^[28].

FAQs

Where was Frank Benford born?

Frank Benford's place of birth was Johnstown^[2].

Where did Frank Benford die?

Frank Benford died in Schenectady^[4].

What did Frank Benford do for work?

Frank Benford worked as physicist^[6] and engineer^[7].

Where did Frank Benford go to school?

Frank Benford was educated at University of Michigan^[11].