Peter Whittle

Summary

Peter Whittle is a human^[1]. He was born in Wellington^[2]. He was born on February 27, 1927^[3]. He died on August 10, 2021^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5], statistician^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Wellington^[2], Peter Whittle…
• Peter Whittle was born on February 27, 1927^[3].
• Peter Whittle died on August 10, 2021^[4].
• Peter Whittle held citizenship in New Zealand^[9].
• Peter Whittle's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Peter Whittle's professions included statistician^[6].
• Peter Whittle's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Peter Whittle's field of work was probability theory^[10].
• Peter Whittle's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Peter Whittle's field of work was statistics^[12].
• Peter Whittle was employed by University of Manchester^[13].
• Peter Whittle was employed by University of Cambridge^[14].
• Peter Whittle was educated at Uppsala University^[15].
• Peter Whittle was educated at University of New Zealand^[16].
• Peter Whittle's doctoral advisor was Herman Wold^[17].
• Peter Whittle received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[18].
• Peter Whittle received the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[19].
• Peter Whittle received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[20].
• Peter Whittle received the Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[21].
• Peter Whittle received the Guy Medal in Gold^[22].
• Peter Whittle received the Guy Medal in Silver^[23].
• Peter Whittle was a member of Royal Society^[24].
• Peter Whittle was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[25].
• Peter Whittle was influenced by M. S. Bartlett^[26].
• Peter Whittle is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Wellington^[2], Peter Whittle… he was born on February 27, 1927^[3].

Education

Educated at Uppsala University^[15], a university^[28], in Sweden^[29], founded in 1477^[30], headquartered in Uppsala^[31] and University of New Zealand^[16], a university^[32], in New Zealand^[33], founded in 1870^[34], headquartered in Wellington^[35]. Peter Whittle's doctoral advisor was Herman Wold^[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5], statistician^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include probability theory^[10], a branch of mathematics^[37]; mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[38]; and statistics^[12], an academic major^[39]. Employers include University of Manchester^[13], a university^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1824^[42], headquartered in Manchester^[43] and University of Cambridge^[14], a collegiate university^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1209^[46], headquartered in Cambridge^[47]. Doctoral students include John Kingman^[48], a mathematician^[49], b. 1939^[50], of United Kingdom^[51], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[52], specialised in probability theory^[53]; Frank Kelly^[54], a mathematician^[55], b. 1950^[56], of United Kingdom^[57], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[58], specialised in probability theory^[59]; John Bather^[60], a statistician^[61], 1936–2012^[62], of United Kingdom^[63], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[64]; Stratis Kounias^[65], a university teacher^[66], b. 1936^[67], of Greece^[68]; Hilton David Miller^[69]; and Mario Lefebvre^[70].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[18], a fellowship award^[71], in United Kingdom^[72]; John von Neumann Theory Prize^[19], a science award^[73], in United States^[74], founded in 1975^[75]; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[20], an award^[76], in United States^[77], founded in 1954^[78]; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[21]; Guy Medal in Gold^[22], a class of award^[79]; and Guy Medal in Silver^[23], a class of award^[80].

Death and Burial

Peter Whittle died on August 10, 2021^[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Whittle ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

He has been cited as an influence by Karl Gustav Jöreskog^[83], a statistician^[84], b. 1935^[85], of Sweden^[86], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[87], specialised in statistics^[88].

His notable doctoral advisees include John Kingman^[89], a mathematician^[90], b. 1939^[91], of United Kingdom^[92], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[93], specialised in probability theory^[94] and Frank Kelly^[95], a mathematician^[96], b. 1950^[97], of United Kingdom^[98], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[99], specialised in probability theory^[100].

FAQs

Where was Peter Whittle born?

Born in Wellington^[2], Peter Whittle…

What did Peter Whittle do for work?

Peter Whittle worked as mathematician^[5], statistician^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Peter Whittle go to school?

Peter Whittle was educated at Uppsala University^[15] and University of New Zealand^[16].

What awards did Peter Whittle receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[18], John von Neumann Theory Prize^[19], Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[20], and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[21].

Who did Peter Whittle influence?

Peter Whittle has been cited as an influence by Karl Gustav Jöreskog^[83].