Paul Embrechts

Belgian statistician
Person human Q102115428
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Summary

Paul Embrechts was born on February 2, 1953[1], in Schoten[2]. He has worked as a statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[5], Switzerland[6]
  • Employer: ETH Zurich[7], Imperial College London[8], transnationale Universiteit Limburg[9]
  • Educated at: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Jozef Teugels[11]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[13], honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[14], honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University[15], Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain[16], honorary doctorate[17]
  • Member of: American Statistical Association[18], Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Doctoral student: Claudia Klüppelberg[21], Patrick Cheridito[22], Damir Filipović[23], Marcel B. Rüegg[24], Anja Göing-Jaeschke[25], Stéphane Jean-Paul Moine[26], Markus Spindler[27], Michael Studer[28], Markus Hürzeler[29], Hanspeter Schmidli[30], Gerold Studer[31], Klemens Binswanger[32], Francesco Audrino[33], Alessandro Juri[34]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Science[35]
  • Family name: Embrechts[36]
  • Given name: Paul[37]
  • Official website: http://www.math.ethz.ch/~embrechts/[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39], German[40]

FAQs

Where was Paul Embrechts born?

Paul Embrechts was born in Schoten[2].

What did Paul Embrechts do for work?

Paul Embrechts worked as a statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Paul Embrechts go to school?

Paul Embrechts was educated at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[10].

What awards did Paul Embrechts receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[12], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[13], honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[14], and honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University[15].

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  32. [18] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [19] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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