Persi Diaconis

Summary

Persi Diaconis is a human^[1]. Born in New York City^[2], he… he worked as a mathematician^[3], statistician^[4], magician^[5], academic^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Persi Diaconis's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Persi Diaconis held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Persi Diaconis's professions included mathematician^[3].
• Persi Diaconis's professions included statistician^[4].
• Persi Diaconis worked as a magician^[5].
• Persi Diaconis worked as an academic^[6].
• Persi Diaconis's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Persi Diaconis's field of work was probability theory^[10].
• Persi Diaconis's field of work was statistics^[11].
• Persi Diaconis's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Persi Diaconis's field of work was mathematical statistics^[13].
• Persi Diaconis's field of work was stage magic^[14].
• Persi Diaconis was employed by Stanford University^[15].
• Persi Diaconis's education included a stint at Harvard University^[16].
• Persi Diaconis's education included a stint at City College of New York^[17].
• Persi Diaconis's doctoral advisor was Dennis Hejhal^[18].
• Persi Diaconis's doctoral advisor was Frederick Mosteller^[19].
• Persi Diaconis received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[20].
• Persi Diaconis received the Euler Book Prize^[21].
• Persi Diaconis received the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[22].
• Persi Diaconis received the Van Wijngaarden Award^[23].
• Persi Diaconis received the Rollo Davidson Prize^[24].
• Persi Diaconis received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[25].
• Persi Diaconis is recorded as male^[26].
• Persi Diaconis's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Persi Diaconis…

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and City College of New York^[17], a higher education institution^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1847^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Dennis Hejhal^[18], a mathematician^[36], b. 1948^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[39], specialised in mathematics^[40] and Frederick Mosteller^[19], a statistician^[41], 1916–2006^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[44], specialised in mathematics^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3], statistician^[4], magician^[5], academic^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include probability theory^[10], a branch of mathematics^[46]; statistics^[11], an academic major^[47]; mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[48]; mathematical statistics^[13], a branch of mathematics^[49]; and stage magic^[14], a genre^[50]. Persi Diaconis was employed by Stanford University^[15]. Doctoral students include Sourav Chatterjee^[51], a mathematician^[52], b. 1979^[53], of India^[54], awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize^[55], specialised in probability theory^[56]; Igor Pak^[57]; Jeffrey S. Rosenthal^[58]; Arif Zaman^[59]; Eduardo Engel^[60]; and Joseph K. Blitzstein^[61].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[20], a science award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1981^[64]; Euler Book Prize^[21], a science award^[65]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[22], an award^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1923^[68]; Van Wijngaarden Award^[23], a mathematics award^[69], founded in 2006^[70]; Rollo Davidson Prize^[24], a science award^[71], in United Kingdom^[72], founded in 1976^[73]; and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[25], a statistics award^[74].

Why It Matters

Persi Diaconis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

His notable doctoral advisees include Sourav Chatterjee^[77], a mathematician^[78], b. 1979^[79], of India^[80], awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize^[81], specialised in probability theory^[82]; Igor Pak^[83], a mathematician^[84], b. 1971^[85], of United States^[86], specialised in combinatorics^[87]; Arif Zaman^[88], a mathematician^[89], of Pakistan^[90], specialised in mathematics^[91]; Eduardo Engel^[92], an economist^[93], b. 1956^[94], of Chile^[95], awarded the Frisch Medal^[96]; Daniel Nahum Rockmore^[97], a mathematician^[98], b. 1961^[99], of United States^[100], specialised in Riemann hypothesis^[101]; and Amir Sepehri^[102], a computer scientist^[103].

FAQs

Where was Persi Diaconis born?

Persi Diaconis was born in New York City^[2].

What did Persi Diaconis do for work?

Persi Diaconis worked as mathematician^[3], statistician^[4], magician^[5], academic^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Persi Diaconis go to school?

Persi Diaconis was educated at Harvard University^[16] and City College of New York^[17].

What awards did Persi Diaconis receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[20], Euler Book Prize^[21], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[22], and Van Wijngaarden Award^[23].