Maurice Priestley

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Maurice Priestley

Summary

Maurice Priestley is a human[1]. He was born on March 15, 1933[2]. He died on June 15, 2013[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Maurice Priestley was born on March 15, 1933[2].
  • Maurice Priestley died on June 15, 2013[3].
  • Maurice Priestley held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Maurice Priestley's professions included statistician[4].
  • Maurice Priestley worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Maurice Priestley worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Maurice Priestley's field of work was statistics[9].
  • Maurice Priestley's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Maurice Priestley was employed by University of Manchester[11].
  • Maurice Priestley was educated at The Manchester Grammar School[12].
  • Maurice Priestley was educated at Victoria University of Manchester[13].
  • Maurice Priestley's doctoral advisor was M. S. Bartlett[14].
  • Maurice Priestley received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].
  • Maurice Priestley was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].
  • Maurice Priestley is recorded as male[17].
  • Maurice Priestley's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Maurice Priestley supervised Howell Tong as a doctoral student[19].
  • Maurice Priestley's family name is recorded as Q21487785[20].
  • Maurice Priestley's given name is recorded as Maurice[21].
  • Maurice Priestley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Maurice Priestley was born on March 15, 1933[2].

Education

Educated at The Manchester Grammar School[12], a school[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1515[25] and Victoria University of Manchester[13], a university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1851[28], headquartered in Manchester[29]. Maurice Priestley's doctoral advisor was M. S. Bartlett[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include statistics[9], an academic major[30] and mathematics[10], an academic discipline[31]. Among Maurice Priestley's employers was University of Manchester[11]. He supervised Howell Tong as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

Maurice Priestley received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].

Death and Burial

Maurice Priestley died on June 15, 2013[3].

Why It Matters

Maurice Priestley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Maurice Priestley do for work?

Maurice Priestley worked as statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Maurice Priestley go to school?

Maurice Priestley was educated at The Manchester Grammar School[12] and Victoria University of Manchester[13].

What awards did Maurice Priestley receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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