Galen R. Shorack

American statistician
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Galen R. Shorack

Summary

Galen R. Shorack is a human[1]. He was born on +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a statistician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Galen R. Shorack was born on +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Galen R. Shorack held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Galen R. Shorack's professions included statistician[3].
  • Galen R. Shorack worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Galen R. Shorack's field of work was mathematical statistics[7].
  • Galen R. Shorack was employed by University of Washington[8].
  • Galen R. Shorack's education included a stint at Stanford University[9].
  • Galen R. Shorack was educated at University of Oregon[10].
  • Galen R. Shorack's doctoral advisor was Lincoln Moses[11].
  • Galen R. Shorack received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].
  • Galen R. Shorack was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[13].
  • Galen R. Shorack is recorded as male[14].
  • Galen R. Shorack's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Galen R. Shorack supervised Jon Wellner as a doctoral student[16].
  • Galen R. Shorack supervised John Wierman as a doctoral student[17].
  • Galen R. Shorack supervised James Jong as a doctoral student[18].
  • Galen R. Shorack supervised David M. Mason as a doctoral student[19].
  • Galen R. Shorack's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110619673[20].
  • Galen R. Shorack's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50103985[21].
  • Galen R. Shorack's GND ID is recorded as 122259122[22].
  • Galen R. Shorack's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85027998[23].
  • Galen R. Shorack's IdRef ID is recorded as 098760815[24].
  • Galen R. Shorack's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00208293[25].
  • Galen R. Shorack's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 28319[26].
  • Galen R. Shorack's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as vse2009480668[27].

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Origins and Family

Galen R. Shorack was born on +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and University of Oregon[10], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Eugene[35]. Galen R. Shorack's doctoral advisor was Lincoln Moses[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[3] and university teacher[4]. Galen R. Shorack's field of work was mathematical statistics[7]. Among his employers was University of Washington[8]. Doctoral students include Jon Wellner[16], a statistician[36], b. 1945[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[38]; John Wierman[17], a mathematician[39], of United States[40], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[41]; James Jong[18]; and David M. Mason[19], a mathematician[42], of United States[43], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[44].

Recognition

Galen R. Shorack received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].

Why It Matters

Galen R. Shorack ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Galen R. Shorack do for work?

Galen R. Shorack worked as statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Galen R. Shorack go to school?

Galen R. Shorack was educated at Stanford University[9] and University of Oregon[10].

What awards did Galen R. Shorack receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].

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  24. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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