Gwilym Jenkins

Welsh statistician (1932–1982)
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Gwilym Jenkins

Summary

Gwilym Jenkins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gowerton[2]. He was born on August 12, 1932[3]. He passed away in Lancaster[4]. He died on July 10, 1982[5]. He worked as a statistician[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gowerton[2], Gwilym Jenkins…
  • Gwilym Jenkins died in Lancaster[4].
  • Gwilym Jenkins was born on August 12, 1932[3].
  • Gwilym Jenkins died on July 10, 1982[5].
  • Gwilym Jenkins held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's professions included statistician[6].
  • Gwilym Jenkins worked as an engineer[7].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's field of work was statistics[11].
  • Gwilym Jenkins was employed by University of Lancaster[12].
  • Gwilym Jenkins was educated at University College London[13].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's doctoral advisor was Florence Nightingale David[14].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's doctoral advisor was Norman Lloyd Johnson[15].
  • Gwilym Jenkins received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].
  • Gwilym Jenkins was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].
  • Gwilym Jenkins is recorded as male[18].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Gwilym Jenkins supervised Granville Tunnicliffe Wilson as a doctoral student[20].
  • The cause of death was lymphoma[21].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's family name is recorded as Jenkins[22].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's given name is recorded as Gwilym[23].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Gwilym Jenkins's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gowerton[2], Gwilym Jenkins… he was born on August 12, 1932[3].

Education

Gwilym Jenkins's education included a stint at University College London[13]. Doctoral advisors include Florence Nightingale David[14], a statistician[27], 1909–1993[28], of United Kingdom[29], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[30], specialised in statistics[31] and Norman Lloyd Johnson[15], a statistician[32], 1917–2004[33], of United States[34], awarded the Wilks Memorial Award[35], specialised in statistics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. Gwilym Jenkins's field of work was statistics[11]. Among his employers was University of Lancaster[12]. He supervised Granville Tunnicliffe Wilson as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Gwilym Jenkins received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].

Death and Burial

Gwilym Jenkins died on July 10, 1982[5]. He died in Lancaster[4]. The cause of death was lymphoma[21].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gwilym Jenkins include Box–Jenkins[37], a statistical method[38].

Why It Matters

Gwilym Jenkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for him include Box–Jenkins[37], a statistical method[38].

FAQs

Where was Gwilym Jenkins born?

Born in Gowerton[2], Gwilym Jenkins…

Where did Gwilym Jenkins die?

Gwilym Jenkins died in Lancaster[4].

What did Gwilym Jenkins do for work?

Gwilym Jenkins worked as statistician[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Gwilym Jenkins go to school?

Gwilym Jenkins was educated at University College London[13].

What awards did Gwilym Jenkins receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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