Herbert Robbins

Summary

Herbert Robbins is a human^[1]. Born in New Castle^[2], he… he was born on +1915-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Princeton^[4]. He died on +2001-02-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Herbert Robbins's place of birth was New Castle^[2].
• Herbert Robbins passed away in Princeton^[4].
• Herbert Robbins was born on +1915-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Herbert Robbins was born on +1915-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Herbert Robbins died on +2001-02-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Herbert Robbins died on +2001-01-01T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Herbert Robbins is buried at Princeton Cemetery^[12].
• Herbert Robbins held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Herbert Robbins's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Herbert Robbins worked as a statistician^[7].
• Herbert Robbins's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Herbert Robbins's field of work was probability theory^[14].
• Herbert Robbins's field of work was Bayesian inference^[15].
• Herbert Robbins's field of work was stochastic^[16].
• Herbert Robbins's field of work was mathematics^[17].
• Herbert Robbins's field of work was statistics^[18].
• Herbert Robbins held the position of chairperson^[19].
• Herbert Robbins was employed by New York University^[20].
• Among Herbert Robbins's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[21].
• Among Herbert Robbins's employers was Institute for Advanced Study^[22].
• Herbert Robbins was employed by United States Navy Reserve^[23].
• Herbert Robbins was employed by Institute for Advanced Study^[24].
• Among Herbert Robbins's employers was Columbia University^[25].
• Herbert Robbins was educated at Harvard University^[26].
• Herbert Robbins's doctoral advisor was Hassler Whitney^[27].

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Origins and Family

Herbert Robbins was born in New Castle^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1915-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1915-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

Herbert Robbins was educated at Harvard University^[26]. His doctoral advisor was Hassler Whitney^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include probability theory^[14], a branch of mathematics^[28]; Bayesian inference^[15]; stochastic^[16], a property^[29]; mathematics^[17], an academic discipline^[30]; and statistics^[18], an academic major^[31]. Employers include New York University^[20], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1831^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[21], a public research university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1789^[38]; Institute for Advanced Study^[22], a research institute^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1930^[41], headquartered in Princeton^[42]; United States Navy Reserve^[23], a military reserve force^[43], in United States^[44]; Columbia University^[25], a private university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1754^[47], headquartered in Manhattan^[48]; and University of Michigan^[49], a public research university^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1817^[52], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[53]. Herbert Robbins held the position of chairperson^[19]. A notable student of him was Sutton Monro^[54]. Doctoral students include Herbert Wilf^[55], David Siegmund^[56], Gopinath Kallianpur^[57], Milton V. Johns, Jr.^[58], Raghu Raj Bahadur^[59], and Carlos C. Rodriguez^[60].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include What Is Mathematics?^[61], Robbins' theorem^[62], Hsu–Robbins–Erdős theorem^[63], Robbins' problem^[64], Robbins algebra^[65], and stochastic gradient descent^[66]. Things named for Herbert Robbins include Robbins' theorem^[67], a theorem^[68].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[69], a fellowship grant^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1925^[72]; honorary doctor of Purdue University^[73]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[74].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2001-02-12T00:00:00Z^[5] and +2001-01-01T00:00:00Z^[11]. Herbert Robbins passed away in Princeton^[4]. Burial took place at Princeton Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Herbert Robbins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

Works attributed to him include What Is Mathematics?^[77], a literary work^[78], written by Richard Courant^[79]. Entities named for him include Robbins' theorem^[67], a theorem^[68].

His notable doctoral advisees include Raghu Raj Bahadur^[80], a mathematician^[81], 1924–1997^[82], of India^[83], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[84]; Herbert Wilf^[85], a mathematician^[86], 1931–2012^[87], of United States^[88], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[89], specialised in combinatorics^[90]; and David Siegmund^[91], a statistician^[92], b. 1941^[93], of United States^[94], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[95], specialised in statistics^[96].

FAQs

Where was Herbert Robbins born?

Herbert Robbins was born in New Castle^[2].

Where did Herbert Robbins die?

Herbert Robbins died in Princeton^[4].

What did Herbert Robbins do for work?

Herbert Robbins worked as mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Herbert Robbins go to school?

Herbert Robbins was educated at Harvard University^[26].

What awards did Herbert Robbins receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[69], honorary doctor of Purdue University^[73], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[74].