Meyer Dwass

statistician (1923–1996)
Person human Q20675515
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Meyer Dwass

Summary

Meyer Dwass is a human[1]. He was born in New Haven[2]. He was born on +1923-04-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Broadview[4]. He died on +1996-07-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a statistician[6] and mathematician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Meyer Dwass was born in New Haven[2].
  • Meyer Dwass passed away in Broadview[4].
  • Meyer Dwass was born on +1923-04-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Meyer Dwass died on +1996-07-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Meyer Dwass held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Meyer Dwass's professions included statistician[6].
  • Meyer Dwass worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Meyer Dwass's field of work was probability theory[10].
  • Meyer Dwass's field of work was mathematical statistics[11].
  • Among Meyer Dwass's employers was Northwestern University[12].
  • Meyer Dwass's education included a stint at George Washington University[13].
  • Meyer Dwass's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14].
  • Meyer Dwass's doctoral advisor was Wassily Hoeffding[15].
  • Meyer Dwass received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].
  • Meyer Dwass was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].
  • Meyer Dwass is recorded as male[18].
  • Meyer Dwass's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Meyer Dwass supervised Sidney C. Port as a doctoral student[20].
  • Meyer Dwass supervised Donald C. Raffety as a doctoral student[21].
  • Meyer Dwass supervised Behrooz Binesh Aghevli as a doctoral student[22].
  • Meyer Dwass supervised George Knafl as a doctoral student[23].
  • Meyer Dwass's ISNI is recorded as 000000011699559X[24].
  • Meyer Dwass's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 113044387[25].
  • Meyer Dwass's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82119170[26].
  • Meyer Dwass's IdRef ID is recorded as 129099783[27].

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Origins and Family

Meyer Dwass was born in New Haven[2]. He was born on +1923-04-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at George Washington University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1821[30] and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1789[33]. Meyer Dwass's doctoral advisor was Wassily Hoeffding[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[6] and mathematician[7]. Fields of work include probability theory[10], a branch of mathematics[34] and mathematical statistics[11], a branch of mathematics[35]. Among Meyer Dwass's employers was Northwestern University[12]. Doctoral students include Sidney C. Port[20], a mathematical statistician[36], b. 1935[37], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[38], specialised in statistics[39]; Donald C. Raffety[21]; Behrooz Binesh Aghevli[22]; and George Knafl[23], a statistician[40].

Recognition

Meyer Dwass received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].

Death and Burial

Meyer Dwass died on +1996-07-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Broadview[4].

Why It Matters

Meyer Dwass ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Meyer Dwass born?

Born in New Haven[2], Meyer Dwass…

Where did Meyer Dwass die?

Meyer Dwass passed away in Broadview[4].

What did Meyer Dwass do for work?

Meyer Dwass worked as statistician[6] and mathematician[7].

Where did Meyer Dwass go to school?

Meyer Dwass was educated at George Washington University[13] and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14].

What awards did Meyer Dwass receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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