Henry Lewis Rietz

American mathematician, actuarial scientist, and statistician. (1875–1943)
Person Human Q5725085

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
August 24, 1875
Date of death
December 7, 1943
Place of birth
Gilmore
Place of death
Iowa City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Award received
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16][17]
Doctoral advisor
George Abram Miller[15]
Doctoral student
Samuel S. Wilks, Allen Thornton Craig, Carl Hahn Fischer, Frank M. Weida, Herbert Albert Meyer, John Franklin Reilly, Clarence De Witt Smith, Arthur Ollivier, Floyd S. Harper, Abraham C. Olshen, Lloyd A. Knowler, Franklin E. Satterthwaite, Louis Garfin, William Darragh Berg[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Family name
Rietz[34]
Given name
Henry, Louis[35][36]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[39]
Place of burial
West Union Cemetery[8]
Writing language
English[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Lewis Rietz en H. L. Rietz da Henry Louis Rietz fr Henry Rietz he הנרי לואיס ריץ
🔖 Identifiers · 34
VIAF cluster ID
15762217
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87824265
GND ID
126410194
BHL creator ID
22904
BIBSYS ID
90728316
CONOR.SI ID
296785251
CiNii Research ID
1140845216607447680
DDB person (GND) ID
126410194
FAST ID
198096
Find a Grave memorial ID
119299178
Freebase ID
/m/0qfmx41
Show all 34 identifiers +22
IdRef ID
140785922
J9U entity ID
987007272734705171
MR Author ID
526461
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
38458
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10767520
NUKAT ID
n2010017967
National Library of Greece ID
140567
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CZOA;=BJ
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1418178
National Virtual Library of India ID
876576, 1288185
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067733867
Online Books Page author ID
Rietz, H. L. (Henry Lewis), 1875-1943
Open Library ID
OL2298302A, OL5865589A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100421113
Prabook ID
2344686
RERO ID (legacy)
A003746366
SHARE Catalogue author ID
58591
SNAC ARK ID
w6p718m6
Unz Review author ID
RietzHL
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgd8FV9yBFpcMXKVtFdwC
ZbMATH author ID
rietz.h-l

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Summary

Henry Lewis Rietz was born on August 24, 1875[1], in Gilmore[2]. He died on December 7, 1943[3], in Iowa City[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], actuary[6], and statistician[7].

FAQs

Where was Henry Lewis Rietz born?

Henry Lewis Rietz's place of birth was Gilmore[2].

Where did Henry Lewis Rietz die?

Henry Lewis Rietz died in Iowa City[4].

What did Henry Lewis Rietz do for work?

Henry Lewis Rietz worked as a mathematician[5], actuary[6], and statistician[7].

Where did Henry Lewis Rietz go to school?

Henry Lewis Rietz was educated at Ohio State University[13] and Cornell University[14].

What awards did Henry Lewis Rietz receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16] and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[17].

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  31. [18] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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