Jaroslav Hájek

Czech mathematician and statistician (1926-1974)
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Jaroslav Hájek

Summary

Jaroslav Hájek is a human[1]. He was born in Poděbrady[2]. He was born on February 4, 1926[3]. He passed away in Prague[4]. He died on June 10, 1974[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], statistician[7], pedagogue[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Poděbrady[2], Jaroslav Hájek…
  • Jaroslav Hájek died in Prague[4].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was born on February 4, 1926[3].
  • Jaroslav Hájek died on June 10, 1974[5].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's professions included statistician[7].
  • Jaroslav Hájek worked as a pedagogue[8].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's field of work was statistics[12].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's field of work was stochastic process[13].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's field of work was Q137325503[14].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was employed by Czech Technical University in Prague[15].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was employed by Czechoslovak Army[16].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was employed by Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was employed by Charles University[18].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's education included a stint at Czech Technical University in Prague[19].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was educated at Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Jaroslav Hájek's doctoral advisor was Josef Novák[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Jaroslav Hájek is Hájek–Le Cam convolution theorem[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Jaroslav Hájek is Feldman–Hájek theorem[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Jaroslav Hájek is Hajek projection[24].
  • Jaroslav Hájek received the Klement Gottwald State Prize[25].
  • Jaroslav Hájek received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[26].
  • Jaroslav Hájek was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Poděbrady[2], Jaroslav Hájek… he was born on February 4, 1926[3].

Education

Educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[19], a public university[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1707[30], headquartered in Prague[31] and Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences[20], an academy of sciences[32], in Czechoslovakia[33], founded in 1953[34]. Jaroslav Hájek's doctoral advisor was Josef Novák[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], statistician[7], pedagogue[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include mathematics[11], an academic discipline[35]; statistics[12], an academic major[36]; stochastic process[13], a mathematical concept[37]; and Q137325503[14]. Employers include Czech Technical University in Prague[15], a public university[38], in Czech Republic[39], founded in 1707[40], headquartered in Prague[41]; Czechoslovak Army[16], an armed forces[42], in Czechoslovakia[43], founded in 1918[44]; Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences[17], an academy of sciences[45], in Czechoslovakia[46], founded in 1953[47]; and Charles University[18], a public university[48], in Czech Republic[49], founded in 1348[50], headquartered in Prague[51]. Doctoral students include Marie Hušková[52], a pedagogue[53], b. 1942[54], of Czech Republic[55], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[56], specialised in mathematics[57]; Jiří Anděl[58], a mathematician[59], 1939–2021[60], of Czech Republic[61], specialised in mathematics[62]; Josef Štěpán[63], a mathematician[64], 1943–2013[65], specialised in mathematics[66]; Jan Ámos Víšek[67], an econometrician[68], b. 1947[69], of Czechoslovakia[70]; Nguyen Van Ho[71]; and Jan Hurt[72], a mathematician[73], b. 1947[74], specialised in mathematics[75].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hájek–Le Cam convolution theorem[22], Feldman–Hájek theorem[23], and Hajek projection[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Klement Gottwald State Prize[25], a state decoration[76], in Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[77] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[26].

Death and Burial

Jaroslav Hájek died on June 10, 1974[5]. He passed away in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Jaroslav Hájek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ivan Volný[78], a programmer[79], b. 1948[80], of Czechoslovakia[81].

FAQs

Where was Jaroslav Hájek born?

Jaroslav Hájek's place of birth was Poděbrady[2].

Where did Jaroslav Hájek die?

Jaroslav Hájek died in Prague[4].

What did Jaroslav Hájek do for work?

Jaroslav Hájek worked as mathematician[6], statistician[7], pedagogue[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Jaroslav Hájek go to school?

Jaroslav Hájek was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[19] and Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences[20].

What awards did Jaroslav Hájek receive?

Honors received include Klement Gottwald State Prize[25] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[26].

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