Karl Pearson

Summary

Karl Pearson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1857^[3]. He died in Coldharbour^[4]. He died on April 27, 1936^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], historian of mathematics^[7], statistician^[8], historian^[9], and philosopher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #7,005 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in London^[2], Karl Pearson…
• Karl Pearson passed away in Coldharbour^[4].
• Karl Pearson was born on March 27, 1857^[3].
• Karl Pearson died on April 27, 1936^[5].
• Karl Pearson is buried at Church of St Michael^[12].
• Karl Pearson's father was William Pearson^[13].
• A child of Karl Pearson was Egon Pearson^[14].
• A child of Karl Pearson was Helga Sharpe Pearson^[15].
• Karl Pearson held citizenship in United Kingdom^[16].
• Karl Pearson's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Karl Pearson worked as a historian of mathematics^[7].
• Karl Pearson worked as a statistician^[8].
• Karl Pearson's professions included historian^[9].
• Karl Pearson worked as a philosopher^[10].
• Karl Pearson's professions included biographer^[17].
• Karl Pearson's field of work was mathematical statistics^[18].
• Karl Pearson's field of work was statistics^[19].
• Karl Pearson's field of work was biology^[20].
• Karl Pearson's field of work was eugenics^[21].
• Among Karl Pearson's employers was University College London^[22].
• Among Karl Pearson's employers was Gresham College^[23].
• Among Karl Pearson's employers was King's College London^[24].
• Karl Pearson was educated at King's College^[25].
• Karl Pearson was educated at University College London^[26].
• Karl Pearson's education included a stint at King's College London^[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Pearson was born in London^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1857^[3]. His father was William Pearson^[13].

Education

Educated at King's College^[25], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1441^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; University College London^[26], a university college^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1826^[34], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[35]; King's College London^[27], a public research university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1829^[38], headquartered in London^[39]; Heidelberg University^[40], a public research university^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1386^[43], headquartered in Heidelberg^[44]; University of Cambridge^[45], a collegiate university^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1209^[48], headquartered in Cambridge^[49]; and University College School^[50], an independent school^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 1830^[53], headquartered in Hampstead^[54]. Karl Pearson's doctoral advisor was Francis Galton^[55].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], historian of mathematics^[7], statistician^[8], historian^[9], philosopher^[10], and biographer^[17]. Fields of work include mathematical statistics^[18], a branch of mathematics^[56]; statistics^[19], an academic major^[57]; biology^[20], a branch of science^[58]; and eugenics^[21], a social theory^[59]. Employers include University College London^[22], a university college^[60], in United Kingdom^[61], founded in 1826^[62], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[63]; Gresham College^[23], an educational institution^[64], in United Kingdom^[65], founded in 1597^[66]; and King's College London^[24], a public research university^[67], in United Kingdom^[68], founded in 1829^[69], headquartered in London^[70]. Notable students include Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen^[71] and Kirstine Smith^[72]. Doctoral students include John Wishart^[73], Florence Nightingale David^[74], Philip Hall^[75], Joseph Oscar Irwin^[76], and George Udny Yule^[77].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[78], a fellowship award^[79], in United Kingdom^[80]; Huxley Memorial Medal^[81]; Darwin Medal^[82]; and Weldon Memorial Prize^[83].

Personal Life

Children include Egon Pearson^[14], a mathematician^[84], 1895–1980^[85], of United Kingdom^[86], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[87], specialised in statistics^[88] and Helga Sharpe Pearson^[15], a biographer^[89], 1898–1975^[90]. Karl Pearson's religion is recorded as Quakers^[91].

Death and Burial

Karl Pearson died on April 27, 1936^[5]. He passed away in Coldharbour^[4]. He is buried at Church of St Michael^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Karl Pearson include Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient^[92], Pearson's chi-squared test^[93], and Pearson distribution^[94].

Why It Matters

Karl Pearson ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #7,005 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[95] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[96]

He has been cited as an influence by Albert Einstein^[97], a theoretical physicist^[98], 1879–1955^[99], of Kingdom of Württemberg^[100], awarded the Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science^[101], specialised in theoretical physics^[102]; Lewis Fry Richardson^[103], a cartographer^[104], 1881–1953^[105], of United Kingdom^[106], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[107], specialised in physics^[108]; Julia Bell^[109], a geneticist^[110], 1879–1979^[111], of United Kingdom^[112], awarded the Weldon Memorial Prize^[113], specialised in genetics^[114]; Philip Hall^[115], a mathematician^[116], 1904–1982^[117], of United Kingdom^[118], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[119], specialised in algebra^[120]; and Major Greenwood^[121], an epidemiologist^[122], 1880–1949^[123], of United Kingdom^[124], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[125], specialised in epidemiology^[126].

He is credited with the discovery of Simpson's paradox^[127], a paradox^[128] and contingency table^[129]. Works attributed to him include Biometrika^[130], a scientific journal^[131], in United Kingdom^[132], founded in 1901^[133]. Entities named for him include Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient^[92], Pearson's chi-squared test^[93], and Pearson distribution^[94].

His notable doctoral advisees include Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen^[134], George Udny Yule^[135], Philip Hall^[136], Florence Nightingale David^[137], and John Wishart^[138].

FAQs

Where was Karl Pearson born?

Born in London^[2], Karl Pearson…

Where did Karl Pearson die?

Karl Pearson died in Coldharbour^[4].

Who were Karl Pearson's parents?

Karl Pearson's father was William Pearson^[13].

What did Karl Pearson do for work?

Karl Pearson worked as mathematician^[6], historian of mathematics^[7], statistician^[8], historian^[9], and philosopher^[10].

Where did Karl Pearson go to school?

Karl Pearson was educated at King's College^[25], University College London^[26], King's College London^[27], and Heidelberg University^[40].

What awards did Karl Pearson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[78], Huxley Memorial Medal^[81], Darwin Medal^[82], and Weldon Memorial Prize^[83].

Who did Karl Pearson influence?

Karl Pearson has been cited as an influence by Albert Einstein^[97], Lewis Fry Richardson^[103], Julia Bell^[109], and Philip Hall^[115].

What did Karl Pearson discover?

Karl Pearson is credited as discoverer of Simpson's paradox^[127] and contingency table^[129].