Janos Galambos

Hungarian-American mathematician (1940-2019)
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Janos Galambos

Summary

Janos Galambos is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zirc[2]. He was born on +1940-09-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2019-12-19T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Janos Galambos was born in Zirc[2].
  • Janos Galambos was born on +1940-09-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Janos Galambos died on +2019-12-19T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Janos Galambos held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Janos Galambos held citizenship in Hungary[9].
  • Hungarian was Janos Galambos's native language[10].
  • Janos Galambos worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Janos Galambos worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Janos Galambos's field of work was probability theory[11].
  • Janos Galambos's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Janos Galambos's field of work was mathematical statistics[13].
  • Janos Galambos was employed by Temple University[14].
  • Janos Galambos was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[15].
  • Janos Galambos's doctoral advisor was Alfréd Rényi[16].
  • Janos Galambos received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].
  • Janos Galambos was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Janos Galambos was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19].
  • Janos Galambos's image is recorded as János Galambos.jpg[20].
  • Janos Galambos is recorded as male[21].
  • Janos Galambos's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Janos Galambos supervised Siddhartha Ghosh as a doctoral student[23].
  • Janos Galambos supervised Xue Sen Lin as a doctoral student[24].
  • Janos Galambos supervised Min-Young Lee as a doctoral student[25].
  • Janos Galambos supervised Raphael Shadur as a doctoral student[26].
  • Janos Galambos supervised Yiping Jiang as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Janos Galambos was born in Zirc[2]. He was born on +1940-09-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Hungarian was his native language[10].

Education

Janos Galambos's education included a stint at Eötvös Loránd University[15]. His doctoral advisor was Alfréd Rényi[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include probability theory[11], a branch of mathematics[28]; mathematics[12], an academic discipline[29]; and mathematical statistics[13], a branch of mathematics[30]. Janos Galambos was employed by Temple University[14]. Doctoral students include Siddhartha Ghosh[23], Xue Sen Lin[24], Min-Young Lee[25], Raphael Shadur[26], Yiping Jiang[27], and Abera Abay[31].

Recognition

Janos Galambos received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

Death and Burial

Janos Galambos died on +2019-12-19T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Janos Galambos ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Janos Galambos born?

Janos Galambos was born in Zirc[2].

What did Janos Galambos do for work?

Janos Galambos worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Janos Galambos go to school?

Janos Galambos was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[15].

What awards did Janos Galambos receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . PIM identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [31] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . angelonefuneralhome.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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