Meyer Abraham Girshick

American statistician
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Meyer Abraham Girshick

Summary

Meyer Abraham Girshick is a human[1]. His place of birth was Russian Empire[2]. He was born on July 25, 1908[3]. He passed away in Palo Alto[4]. He died on March 2, 1955[5]. He worked as a statistician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Meyer Abraham Girshick was born in Russian Empire[2].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick passed away in Palo Alto[4].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick was born on July 25, 1908[3].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick died on March 2, 1955[5].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick held citizenship in Russian Empire[9].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick worked as a statistician[6].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Among Meyer Abraham Girshick's employers was RAND Corporation[11].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick was employed by Stanford University[12].
  • Among Meyer Abraham Girshick's employers was United States Department of Agriculture[13].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick was educated at Columbia University[14].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick's doctoral advisor was Abraham Wald[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Meyer Abraham Girshick is Blackwell-Girshick equation[16].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick is recorded as male[19].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick supervised Lincoln Moses as a doctoral student[21].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick supervised Stephen Gatchell Allen, Jr. as a doctoral student[22].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick supervised Paul L. Meyer as a doctoral student[23].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick supervised Russell Newton Bradt as a doctoral student[24].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick supervised Craig A. Magwire as a doctoral student[25].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick's family name is recorded as Girshick[26].
  • Meyer Abraham Girshick's given name is recorded as Meyer[27].

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Origins and Family

Meyer Abraham Girshick's place of birth was Russian Empire[2]. He was born on July 25, 1908[3].

Education

Meyer Abraham Girshick's education included a stint at Columbia University[14]. His doctoral advisor was Abraham Wald[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include RAND Corporation[11], a think tank[28], in United States[29], founded in 1948[30], headquartered in Santa Monica[31]; Stanford University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]; and United States Department of Agriculture[13], a ministry of agriculture[36], in United States[37], founded in 1862[38], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[39]. Doctoral students include Lincoln Moses[21], a statistician[40], 1921–2006[41], of United States[42], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[43]; Stephen Gatchell Allen, Jr.[22]; Paul L. Meyer[23], a statistician[44], 1926–1970[45], of Weimar Republic[46], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[47]; Russell Newton Bradt[24], a mathematical statistician[48], 1922–1980[49], awarded the Sloan Fellowship[50]; and Craig A. Magwire[25], a mathematician[51], 1922–2017[52], of United States[53].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Meyer Abraham Girshick is Blackwell-Girshick equation[16].

Recognition

Meyer Abraham Girshick received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

Death and Burial

Meyer Abraham Girshick died on March 2, 1955[5]. He died in Palo Alto[4].

Why It Matters

Meyer Abraham Girshick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Meyer Abraham Girshick born?

Meyer Abraham Girshick's place of birth was Russian Empire[2].

Where did Meyer Abraham Girshick die?

Meyer Abraham Girshick died in Palo Alto[4].

What did Meyer Abraham Girshick do for work?

Meyer Abraham Girshick worked as statistician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Meyer Abraham Girshick go to school?

Meyer Abraham Girshick was educated at Columbia University[14].

What awards did Meyer Abraham Girshick receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

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  13. [17] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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