James R. Thompson

Summary

James R. Thompson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1938-06-18T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2017-12-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a statistician^[4], university teacher^[5], and mathematician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• James R. Thompson was born on +1938-06-18T00:00:00Z^[2].
• James R. Thompson died on +2017-12-04T00:00:00Z^[3].
• James R. Thompson held citizenship in United States^[8].
• James R. Thompson's professions included statistician^[4].
• James R. Thompson worked as a university teacher^[5].
• James R. Thompson worked as a mathematician^[6].
• James R. Thompson's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• James R. Thompson's field of work was simulation^[10].
• James R. Thompson's field of work was biometrics^[11].
• James R. Thompson's field of work was statistics^[12].
• James R. Thompson was employed by Indiana University^[13].
• James R. Thompson was employed by Rice University^[14].
• Among James R. Thompson's employers was Vanderbilt University^[15].
• James R. Thompson's education included a stint at Princeton University^[16].
• James R. Thompson's education included a stint at Vanderbilt University^[17].
• James R. Thompson's doctoral advisor was John Tukey^[18].
• James R. Thompson received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19].
• James R. Thompson received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].
• James R. Thompson was a member of American Statistical Association^[21].
• James R. Thompson was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22].
• James R. Thompson is recorded as male^[23].
• James R. Thompson's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• James R. Thompson supervised Richard Hathaway as a doctoral student^[25].
• James R. Thompson supervised John Bennet as a doctoral student^[26].
• James R. Thompson supervised James Anton Hokanson as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

James R. Thompson was born on +1938-06-18T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Vanderbilt University^[17], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1873^[34], headquartered in Nashville^[35]. James R. Thompson's doctoral advisor was John Tukey^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician^[4], university teacher^[5], and mathematician^[6]. Fields of work include mathematics^[9], an academic discipline^[36]; simulation^[10]; biometrics^[11], a science^[37]; and statistics^[12], an academic major^[38]. Employers include Indiana University^[13], a state university system^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1820^[41], headquartered in Bloomington^[42]; Rice University^[14], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1891^[45], headquartered in Houston^[46]; and Vanderbilt University^[15], a private university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1873^[49], headquartered in Nashville^[50]. Doctoral students include Richard Hathaway^[25]; John Bennet^[26]; James Anton Hokanson^[27]; David W. Scott^[51], a statistician^[52], b. 1950^[53], of United States^[54], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[55]; Rolando Peña Sanchez^[56]; and Ronald Webster West^[57], a statistician^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19], a statistics award^[59] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].

Death and Burial

James R. Thompson died on +2017-12-04T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

James R. Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

What did James R. Thompson do for work?

James R. Thompson worked as statistician^[4], university teacher^[5], and mathematician^[6].

Where did James R. Thompson go to school?

James R. Thompson was educated at Princeton University^[16] and Vanderbilt University^[17].

What awards did James R. Thompson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[19] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[20].