Lawrence Shepp
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Summary
Lawrence Shepp was born on September 9, 1936[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on April 23, 2013[3], in Tucson[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], editing staff[8], and radiologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[11]
- Field of work: probability theory[12], mathematics[13], radiology[14], mathematical finance[15], applied mathematics[16], mathematical statistics[17], probabilistic method[18], computed tomography[19]
- Employer: Rutgers University[20], University of Pennsylvania[21]
- Educated at: Princeton University[22]
- Doctoral advisor: William Feller[23]
- Award received: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[24], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[25]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[26], American Mathematical Society[27], Institute of Mathematical Statistics[28]
- Sex or gender: male[29]
- Doctoral student: Moe Z. Win[30], John Grothendieck[31], Xin Guo[32], Susan Heath[33], Arnav A. Sheth[34], Adam Jonsson[35], Martin A. Lindquist[36], Philip Ernst[37], Tuan Nguyen[38]
- Family name: Shepp[39]
- Given name: Lawrence[40]
- Work location: Princeton[41], Philadelphia[42], New York City[43]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[44]
- Erdős number: 2[45]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[46]
Why It Matters
Lawrence Shepp is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
FAQs
Where was Lawrence Shepp born?
Lawrence Shepp was born in Brooklyn[2].
Where did Lawrence Shepp die?
Lawrence Shepp died in Tucson[4].
What did Lawrence Shepp do for work?
Lawrence Shepp worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], editing staff[8], and radiologist[9].
Where did Lawrence Shepp go to school?
Lawrence Shepp was educated at Princeton University[22].
What awards did Lawrence Shepp receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[24] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[25].