Lucien Le Cam

Summary

Lucien Le Cam is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Croze^[2]. He was born on November 18, 1924^[3]. He passed away in Berkeley^[4]. He died on April 25, 2000^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Lucien Le Cam was born in Croze^[2].
• Lucien Le Cam passed away in Berkeley^[4].
• Lucien Le Cam was born on November 18, 1924^[3].
• Lucien Le Cam died on April 25, 2000^[5].
• Lucien Le Cam is buried at Sunset View Cemetery^[10].
• Lucien Le Cam held citizenship in France^[11].
• Lucien Le Cam worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Lucien Le Cam's professions included statistician^[7].
• Lucien Le Cam worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Lucien Le Cam's field of work was probability theory^[12].
• Lucien Le Cam's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Lucien Le Cam's field of work was mathematical statistics^[14].
• Lucien Le Cam's field of work was asymptotic theory^[15].
• Lucien Le Cam held the position of chairperson^[16].
• Among Lucien Le Cam's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[17].
• Lucien Le Cam was employed by Électricité de France^[18].
• Lucien Le Cam was educated at Science Faculty of Paris^[19].
• Lucien Le Cam was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[20].
• Lucien Le Cam was educated at University of Clermont-Ferrand (1896-1976)^[21].
• Lucien Le Cam's doctoral advisor was Jerzy Neyman^[22].
• Lucien Le Cam received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[23].
• Lucien Le Cam was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• Lucien Le Cam was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science^[25].
• Lucien Le Cam was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26].
• Lucien Le Cam is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Croze^[2], Lucien Le Cam… he was born on November 18, 1924^[3].

Education

Educated at Science Faculty of Paris^[19], a faculty^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1811^[30]; University of California, Berkeley^[20], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1868^[33], headquartered in Berkeley^[34]; and University of Clermont-Ferrand (1896-1976)^[21], a university in France^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1896^[37]. Lucien Le Cam's doctoral advisor was Jerzy Neyman^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include probability theory^[12], a branch of mathematics^[38]; mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[39]; mathematical statistics^[14], a branch of mathematics^[40]; and asymptotic theory^[15], a formula^[41]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley^[17], a public research university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1868^[44], headquartered in Berkeley^[45] and Électricité de France^[18], a business^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1946^[48], headquartered in Paris^[49]. Lucien Le Cam held the position of chairperson^[16]. Doctoral students include Stephen Stigler^[50], a statistician^[51], b. 1941^[52], of United States^[53], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[54], specialised in history of statistics^[55]; Grace Yang^[56], a mathematician^[57], of People's Republic of China^[58], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[59]; Bin Yu^[60], an engineer^[61], b. 1969^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[64], specialised in statistics^[65]; Julius Rubin Blum^[66], a university teacher^[67], 1922–1982^[68], of United States^[69], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[70]; Odd Aalen^[71], a statistician^[72], b. 1947^[73], of Norway^[74], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[75], specialised in statistics^[76]; and Jane-Ling Wang^[77], a statistician^[78], of Taiwan^[79], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[80].

Recognition

Lucien Le Cam received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[23].

Death and Burial

Lucien Le Cam died on April 25, 2000^[5]. He died in Berkeley^[4]. He is buried at Sunset View Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lucien Le Cam include Le Cam's theorem^[81], a theorem^[82].

Why It Matters

Lucien Le Cam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

Entities named for him include Le Cam's theorem^[81], a theorem^[82].

His notable doctoral advisees include Stephen Stigler^[85], a statistician^[86], b. 1941^[87], of United States^[88], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[89], specialised in history of statistics^[90]; Bin Yu^[91], an engineer^[92], b. 1969^[93], of United States^[94], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[95], specialised in statistics^[96]; and Odd Aalen^[97], a statistician^[98], b. 1947^[99], of Norway^[100], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[101], specialised in statistics^[102].

FAQs

Where was Lucien Le Cam born?

Born in Croze^[2], Lucien Le Cam…

Where did Lucien Le Cam die?

Lucien Le Cam passed away in Berkeley^[4].

What did Lucien Le Cam do for work?

Lucien Le Cam worked as mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Lucien Le Cam go to school?

Lucien Le Cam was educated at Science Faculty of Paris^[19], University of California, Berkeley^[20], and University of Clermont-Ferrand (1896-1976)^[21].

What awards did Lucien Le Cam receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[23].