John Chambers

American computational statistician
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John Chambers

Summary

John Chambers is a human[1]. He was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on April 28, 1941[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], computer scientist[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Chambers's place of birth was Toronto[2].
  • John Chambers was born on April 28, 1941[3].
  • John Chambers held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • John Chambers's professions included statistician[4].
  • John Chambers worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • John Chambers's professions included mathematician[6].
  • John Chambers worked as a university teacher[7].
  • John Chambers's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • John Chambers's field of work was computational statistics[11].
  • John Chambers was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • John Chambers's education included a stint at University of Toronto[13].
  • John Chambers's doctoral advisor was Arthur P. Dempster[14].
  • John Chambers received the ACM Software System Award[15].
  • John Chambers received the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[16].
  • John Chambers received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].
  • John Chambers received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[18].
  • John Chambers received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • John Chambers was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20].
  • John Chambers was a member of R Core Team[21].
  • John Chambers is recorded as male[22].
  • John Chambers's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • John Chambers's family name is recorded as Chambers[24].
  • John Chambers's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Chambers's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • John Chambers's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], John Chambers… he was born on April 28, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Toronto[13], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1827[34], headquartered in Toronto[35]. John Chambers's doctoral advisor was Arthur P. Dempster[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], computer scientist[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[36] and computational statistics[11], an academic discipline[37].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Software System Award[15], a science award[38], founded in 1983[39]; Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[16]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[18], a statistics award[40]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1874[43].

Why It Matters

John Chambers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was John Chambers born?

John Chambers's place of birth was Toronto[2].

What did John Chambers do for work?

John Chambers worked as statistician[4], computer scientist[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did John Chambers go to school?

John Chambers was educated at Harvard University[12] and University of Toronto[13].

What awards did John Chambers receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award[15], Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[16], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17], and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . aaas.org. Retrieved . aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . r-project.org. Retrieved . r-project.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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