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birth date: 1915-01-09
death date: 2006-12-18
birth place: New York City
death place: New York City
nationality: United States
alumni of: Hunter College
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has occupation: statistician
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retrieved: 2021-07-10

source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
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