Nancy Reid

Canadian statistician, University of Toronto
Person human Q3915862
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Summary

Nancy Reid was born on September 17, 1952[1], in Canada[2]. She has worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Donald A. S. Fraser[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[8]
  • Field of work: econometrics[9]
  • Employer: University of Toronto[10], University of British Columbia[11]
  • Educated at: University of Waterloo[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Rupert G. Miller, Jr.[13]
  • Award received: Officer of the Order of Canada[14], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15], Krieger–Nelson Prize[16], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[18], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19], Guy Medal in Silver[20], Fellow of the Royal Society[21], Florence Nightingale David Award[22]
  • Member of: Royal Society of Canada[23], National Academy of Sciences[24], Royal Society[25], Institute of Mathematical Statistics[26]
  • Sex or gender: female[27]
  • Doctoral student: Angelo Canty[28], Heather Ferguson[29], Jiahui Li[30], Yodit Seifu[31], Alberto Tapia-Aguilar[32], Kalyanee Viraswami[33], Yiliang Zhu[34], Ana-Maria Staicu[35], Sigfrido Iglesias-Gonzalez[36], Wei Lin[37], Ximing Xu[38], Zi Jin[39], Petro Iwan Kupchak[40]
  • Commons category: Nancy Reid[41]
  • Family name: Reid[42]
  • Given name: Nancy[43]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[44]

Why It Matters

Nancy Reid has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Nancy Reid born?

Nancy Reid was born in Canada[2].

Who was Nancy Reid married to?

Nancy Reid's spouses include Donald A. S. Fraser[7].

What did Nancy Reid do for work?

Nancy Reid worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Nancy Reid go to school?

Nancy Reid was educated at University of Waterloo[12].

What awards did Nancy Reid receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[14], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15], Krieger–Nelson Prize[16], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [24] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [26] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Zestmorse · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ha', 'pt']
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Nancy
    Field of work → econometrics
    Spouse → Donald A. S. Fraser
    Doctoral student → Angelo Canty, Heather Ferguson, Jiahui Li +10
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