Geoffrey Watson

Summary

Geoffrey Watson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bendigo^[2]. He was born on +1921-12-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Philadelphia^[4]. He died on +1998-01-03T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and statistician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Bendigo^[2], Geoffrey Watson…
• Geoffrey Watson died in Philadelphia^[4].
• Geoffrey Watson was born on +1921-12-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Geoffrey Watson died on +1998-01-03T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Geoffrey Watson held citizenship in Australia^[9].
• Geoffrey Watson's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Geoffrey Watson worked as a statistician^[7].
• Geoffrey Watson's field of work was statistics^[10].
• Among Geoffrey Watson's employers was Princeton University^[11].
• Geoffrey Watson was educated at North Carolina State University^[12].
• Geoffrey Watson's doctoral advisor was Richard L. Anderson^[13].
• Geoffrey Watson received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[14].
• Geoffrey Watson received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[15].
• Geoffrey Watson received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[16].
• Geoffrey Watson was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17].
• Geoffrey Watson was a member of American Statistical Association^[18].
• Geoffrey Watson's image is recorded as G S Watson.jpg^[19].
• Geoffrey Watson is recorded as male^[20].
• Geoffrey Watson's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Geoffrey Watson supervised Javier Fernandez Cabrera as a doctoral student^[22].
• Geoffrey Watson supervised Noel A. Cressie as a doctoral student^[23].
• Geoffrey Watson supervised Edward D. Rothman as a doctoral student^[24].
• Geoffrey Watson supervised Rudolf Beran as a doctoral student^[25].
• Geoffrey Watson supervised Glenn Shafer as a doctoral student^[26].
• Geoffrey Watson supervised Michael Stephens as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Geoffrey Watson was born in Bendigo^[2]. He was born on +1921-12-03T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Geoffrey Watson was educated at North Carolina State University^[12]. His doctoral advisor was Richard L. Anderson^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and statistician^[7]. Geoffrey Watson's field of work was statistics^[10]. He was employed by Princeton University^[11]. Doctoral students include Javier Fernandez Cabrera^[22], a statistician^[28]; Noel A. Cressie^[23], a statistician^[29], b. 1950^[30], of United States^[31], awarded the Georges Matheron Lectureship^[32]; Edward D. Rothman^[24], a statistician^[33]; Rudolf Beran^[25], a statistician^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[36]; Glenn Shafer^[26], a mathematician^[37], b. 1946^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[40]; and Michael Stephens^[27], a statistician^[41], 1927–2019^[42], of United Kingdom^[43], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[14], a fellowship grant^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1925^[47]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[15]; and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[16], a statistics award^[48].

Death and Burial

Geoffrey Watson died on +1998-01-03T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Philadelphia^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Geoffrey Watson include Durbin–Watson statistic^[49], a statistical test^[50].

Why It Matters

Geoffrey Watson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for him include Durbin–Watson statistic^[49], a statistical test^[50].

FAQs

Where was Geoffrey Watson born?

Geoffrey Watson was born in Bendigo^[2].

Where did Geoffrey Watson die?

Geoffrey Watson died in Philadelphia^[4].

What did Geoffrey Watson do for work?

Geoffrey Watson worked as mathematician^[6] and statistician^[7].

Where did Geoffrey Watson go to school?

Geoffrey Watson was educated at North Carolina State University^[12].

What awards did Geoffrey Watson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[14], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[15], and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[16].