Maurice Kendall

Summary

Maurice Kendall is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kettering^[2]. He was born on +1907-09-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Redhill^[4]. He died on +1983-03-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a statistician^[6], mathematician^[7], computer scientist^[8], economist^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Maurice Kendall's place of birth was Kettering^[2].
• Maurice Kendall was born in United Kingdom^[12].
• Maurice Kendall died in Redhill^[4].
• Maurice Kendall was born on +1907-09-06T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Maurice Kendall died on +1983-03-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Maurice Kendall held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Maurice Kendall worked as a statistician^[6].
• Maurice Kendall worked as a mathematician^[7].
• Maurice Kendall worked as a computer scientist^[8].
• Maurice Kendall worked as an economist^[9].
• Maurice Kendall's professions included university teacher^[10].
• Maurice Kendall's field of work was mathematics^[14].
• Maurice Kendall's field of work was mathematical statistics^[15].
• Maurice Kendall held the position of president of the Royal Statistical Society^[16].
• Among Maurice Kendall's employers was London School of Economics and Political Science^[17].
• Maurice Kendall was employed by Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food^[18].
• Maurice Kendall was employed by UK Chamber of Shipping^[19].
• Maurice Kendall was educated at St John's College^[20].
• Maurice Kendall was educated at University of Cambridge^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Maurice Kendall is kendall tau rank correlation^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Maurice Kendall is Kendall tau distance^[23].
• Maurice Kendall received the United Nations Peace Medal^[24].
• Maurice Kendall received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[25].
• Maurice Kendall received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26].
• Maurice Kendall received the Fellow of the British Academy^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kettering^[2], a town^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and United Kingdom^[12], a sovereign state^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1927^[32]. Maurice Kendall was born on +1907-09-06T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at St John's College^[20], a college of the University of Cambridge^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1511^[35] and University of Cambridge^[21], a collegiate university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1209^[38], headquartered in Cambridge^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician^[6], mathematician^[7], computer scientist^[8], economist^[9], and university teacher^[10]. Fields of work include mathematics^[14], an academic discipline^[40] and mathematical statistics^[15], a branch of mathematics^[41]. Employers include London School of Economics and Political Science^[17], a public research university^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1895^[44], headquartered in London^[45]; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food^[18], a department of the United Kingdom Government^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1889^[48]; and UK Chamber of Shipping^[19], a business^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], headquartered in London^[51]. Maurice Kendall held the position of president of the Royal Statistical Society^[16]. He supervised Alan Stuart as a doctoral student^[52].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include kendall tau rank correlation^[22] and Kendall tau distance^[23]. Things named for Maurice Kendall include kendall tau rank correlation^[53], a statistic^[54].

Recognition

Awards received include United Nations Peace Medal^[24], a medallion^[55], founded in 1971^[56]; Fellow of the Econometric Society^[25], a fellowship award^[57]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26]; Fellow of the British Academy^[27], a fellowship award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59]; Fellow of the British Computer Society^[60], a fellowship award^[61]; and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[62], a statistics award^[63].

Death and Burial

Maurice Kendall died on +1983-03-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Redhill^[4].

Why It Matters

Maurice Kendall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

He is credited with the discovery of kendall tau rank correlation^[66], a statistic^[67]. Entities named for him include kendall tau rank correlation^[53], a statistic^[54].

FAQs

Where was Maurice Kendall born?

Maurice Kendall's place of birth was Kettering^[2].

Where did Maurice Kendall die?

Maurice Kendall died in Redhill^[4].

What did Maurice Kendall do for work?

Maurice Kendall worked as statistician^[6], mathematician^[7], computer scientist^[8], economist^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Maurice Kendall go to school?

Maurice Kendall was educated at St John's College^[20] and University of Cambridge^[21].

What awards did Maurice Kendall receive?

Honors received include United Nations Peace Medal^[24], Fellow of the Econometric Society^[25], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26], and Fellow of the British Academy^[27].

What did Maurice Kendall discover?

Maurice Kendall is credited as discoverer of kendall tau rank correlation^[66].