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Henry W. Block

American statistician (born 1941)
Person Human Q95317104

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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
September 9, 1941
Date of death
September 10, 2025
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
statistician, university teacher
Employer
University of Pittsburgh[6]
Educated at
Ohio State University, Carnegie Mellon University[7][8]
Award received
Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[10][11]
Doctoral advisor
Jesse Marshall Shapiro[9]
Doctoral student
Jie Mi, Shixian Qian, Yue Zhao, Yi-Kuan Jong, Timothy M. Costigan, Eshetu T. Wondmagegnehu, William S. Griffith[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[22]
Different from
Henry W. Bloch[26]
Family name
Block[23]
Given name
Henry, William[24][25]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[27]
Member of
American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12][13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Block en Henry W Block en Henry W. Block en Henry William Block en H. W. Block
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
206018120
GND ID
170895025
DBLP author ID
41/7324
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
170895025
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gr8blggc
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
170895025
MR Author ID
38070
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
10093
ZbMATH author ID
block.henry-w

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Summary

Henry W. Block was born on September 9, 1941[1]. He died on September 10, 2025[2]. He worked as a statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

FAQs

What did Henry W. Block do for work?

Henry W. Block worked as a statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Henry W. Block go to school?

Henry W. Block was educated at Ohio State University[7] and Carnegie Mellon University[8].

What awards did Henry W. Block receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[10] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].

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  1. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . stat.pitt.edu. Retrieved . stat.pitt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . mathscinet.ams.org. Retrieved . mathscinet.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . stat.pitt.edu. Retrieved . stat.pitt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . stat.pitt.edu. Retrieved . stat.pitt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] ↑ . kingfuneralhome.com. kingfuneralhome.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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