Jayanta Kumar Ghosh

Indian statistician (1937-2017)
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human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
May 22, 1937, May 23, 1937[2][7]
Date of death
September 30, 2017
Place of birth
Kolkata
Place of death
United States
Position held
director[11]
Award received
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, Padma Shri in Science & Engineering, Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16][17][18][19]
Doctoral advisor
Hari Kinkar Nandi[15]
Doctoral student
Bhamidi Visweswara Rao, G. Jogesh Babu, Anirban DasGupta, Peter Hangping Zhang, Jayson D. Wilbur, Subhashis Ghosal, Messan Amewou-Atisso, Kasala Subramanyam, Xinge Jessie Jeng, Gang Shen, Jyotishka Datta, Surya T Tokdar, Ryan Martin, Ritabrata Dutta, R. V. Ramamoorthi[22][23][24]
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+3
Family name
Ghosh
Given name
Jayanta
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Summary

Jayanta Kumar Ghosh was born in Kolkata[1]. He was born on May 22, 1937[2]. He passed away in United States[3]. He died on September 30, 2017[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and statistician[6].

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Education

Educated at University of Calcutta[13], a state public university[25], in India[26], founded in 1857[27], headquartered in Kolkata[28] and National Institute of Technology, Durgapur[14], an institute of technology[29], in India[30], founded in 1960[31].

Career and Affiliations

Doctoral students include Bhamidi Visweswara Rao[22]; G. Jogesh Babu[23], an astronomer[32], b. 1949[33], of United States[34], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[35], specialised in mathematical statistics[36]; Anirban DasGupta[24], a statistician[37], of India[38], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[39]; Peter Hangping Zhang[40]; Jayson D. Wilbur[41]; and Subhashis Ghosal[42], a statistician[43], of India[44], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[45], specialised in statistics[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[16], a science award[47], in India[48], founded in 1958[49]; Padma Shri in science & engineering[17], an award[50], in India[51]; Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis[18]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19].

FAQs

Where was Jayanta Kumar Ghosh born?

Born in Kolkata[1].

Where did Jayanta Kumar Ghosh die?

Jayanta Kumar Ghosh passed away in United States[3].

What did Jayanta Kumar Ghosh do for work?

Jayanta Kumar Ghosh worked as mathematician[5] and statistician[6].

Where did Jayanta Kumar Ghosh go to school?

Jayanta Kumar Ghosh was educated at University of Calcutta[13] and National Institute of Technology, Durgapur[14].

What awards did Jayanta Kumar Ghosh receive?

Honors received include Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[16], Padma Shri in science & engineering[17], Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis[18], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19].

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