Herman Chernoff
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Summary
Herman Chernoff was born on July 1, 1923[1], in New York City[2]. He died on July 6, 2026[3], in Boston[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Child: Ellen Chernoff[10]
- Country of citizenship: United States[11]
- Ethnic group: Jewish people[12]
- Field of work: applied mathematics[13], mathematical statistics[14], mathematics[15], statistics[16], physics[17]
- Position held: Q140561858[18]
- Employer: Harvard University[19], United States Navy[20], University of Chicago[21], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[22], Stanford University[23], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[24]
- Educated at: Brown University[25], Townsend Harris High School[26], City College of New York[27]
- Doctoral advisor: Abraham Wald[28]
- Notable work: Chernoff bound[29]
- Award received: Fellow of the American Statistical Association[30], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[31], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[32], Wilks Memorial Award[33], Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[34]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[35], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[36], American Mathematical Society[37], Institute of Mathematical Statistics[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Doctoral student: Stuart Geman[40], Melvin J. Hinich[41], Joseph Born Kadane[42], Christian Hesse[43], Arthur E. Albert[44], Arnold Frank Goodman[45], Mark G. Vangel[46], Robert W. Keener[47], Jagdish Rustagi[48], John Kelso Abraham[49], Stuart Alan Bessler[50], Thomas Wrightington Blackwell[51], Chang Hoon Park[52], Spyros P. Arsenis[53]
- Family name: Chernov[54]
- Given name: Herman[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Herman Chernoff include Chernoff bound[56], an upper bound[57] and Chernoff face[58], a method[59].
Why It Matters
Herman Chernoff has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for him include Chernoff bound[56], an upper bound[57] and Chernoff face[58], a method[59].
His notable doctoral advisees include Stuart Geman[62], a statistician[63], b. 1949[64], of United States[65], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[66], specialised in mathematics[67] and James L. Dolby[68], a computer scientist[69].
FAQs
Where was Herman Chernoff born?
Herman Chernoff was born in New York City[2].
Where did Herman Chernoff die?
Herman Chernoff passed away in Boston[4].
What did Herman Chernoff do for work?
Herman Chernoff worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did Herman Chernoff go to school?
Herman Chernoff was educated at Brown University[25], Townsend Harris High School[26], and City College of New York[27].
What awards did Herman Chernoff receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[30], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[31], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[32], and Wilks Memorial Award[33].