Margaret Gurney

American mathematician, statistician, and computer programmer (1908-2002)
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Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
October 28, 1908
Date of death
March 19, 2002
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
Quilcene
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Employer
United States Census Bureau (1944–1973)[8]
Educated at
Brown University (?–1934), Swarthmore College (?–1930)[9][10]
Birth date
1908-10-28
Death date
2002-03-19
Citizenship
United States
Doctoral advisor
Jacob Tamarkin[11]
Birth place
Washington, D.C.
Death place
Quilcene
Family name
Gurney[21]
Given name
Margaret[22]
Influenced by
Arnold Dresden[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Margaret Gurney
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
4292

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Summary

Margaret Gurney was born in Washington, D.C.[1]. She was born on October 28, 1908[2]. She passed away in Quilcene[3]. She died on March 19, 2002[4]. She worked as a computer scientist[5] and statistician[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Brown University[9], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1765[25], headquartered in Providence[26] and Swarthmore College[10], a liberal arts college[27], in United States[28], founded in 1864[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12], a statistics award[30] and Department of Commerce Silver Medal[13], a military decoration[31], founded in 1949[32].

FAQs

Where was Margaret Gurney born?

Margaret Gurney was born in Washington, D.C.[1].

Where did Margaret Gurney die?

Margaret Gurney died in Quilcene[3].

What did Margaret Gurney do for work?

Margaret Gurney worked as computer scientist[5] and statistician[6].

Where did Margaret Gurney go to school?

Margaret Gurney was educated at Brown University[9] and Swarthmore College[10].

What awards did Margaret Gurney receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12] and Department of Commerce Silver Medal[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Pioneering Women in American Mathematics. wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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