Nicholas Irving Fisher

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Nicholas Irving Fisher

Summary

Nicholas Irving Fisher is a human[1]. His place of birth was Melbourne[2]. He was born on 1946[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], mathematician[5], and statistician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's place of birth was Melbourne[2].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher was born on 1946[3].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher worked as a statistician[6].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's field of work was statistics[9].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[10].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's doctoral advisor was Wassily Hoeffding[11].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher received the Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales[13].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher was a member of American Statistical Association[14].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher is recorded as male[15].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher supervised Steven John Davies as a doctoral student[17].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's family name is recorded as Fisher[18].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's given name is recorded as Nicholas[19].
  • Nicholas Irving Fisher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

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Origins and Family

Nicholas Irving Fisher's place of birth was Melbourne[2]. He was born on 1946[3].

Education

Nicholas Irving Fisher's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[10]. His doctoral advisor was Wassily Hoeffding[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], mathematician[5], and statistician[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[8], an academic discipline[21] and statistics[9], an academic major[22]. Nicholas Irving Fisher supervised Steven John Davies as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12], a statistics award[23] and Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales[13].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Where was Nicholas Irving Fisher born?

Nicholas Irving Fisher's place of birth was Melbourne[2].

What did Nicholas Irving Fisher do for work?

Nicholas Irving Fisher worked as university teacher[4], mathematician[5], and statistician[6].

Where did Nicholas Irving Fisher go to school?

Nicholas Irving Fisher was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[10].

What awards did Nicholas Irving Fisher receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12] and Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved . royalsoc.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . 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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