Richard L. Smith

British environmental statistician
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Richard L. Smith

Summary

Richard L. Smith is a human[1]. He was born on March 31, 1953[2]. He worked as an environmental statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Richard L. Smith was born on March 31, 1953[2].
  • Richard L. Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • Richard L. Smith's professions included environmental statistician[3].
  • Richard L. Smith worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Among Richard L. Smith's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[6].
  • Richard L. Smith's education included a stint at University of Oxford[7].
  • Richard L. Smith's doctoral advisor was Howard M. Taylor[8].
  • Richard L. Smith received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9].
  • Richard L. Smith received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10].
  • Richard L. Smith received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].
  • Richard L. Smith was a member of American Statistical Association[12].
  • Richard L. Smith was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[13].
  • Richard L. Smith is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard L. Smith's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Jonathan Tawn as a doctoral student[16].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Steven Todd Garren as a doctoral student[17].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Zhan-Qian Lu as a doctoral student[18].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Seokhoon Yun as a doctoral student[19].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Amy Grady as a doctoral student[20].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Anthony Davison as a doctoral student[21].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Petruța C. Caragea as a doctoral student[22].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Dan Jerome Spitzner as a doctoral student[23].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Francisco Chamú as a doctoral student[24].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Zhengjun Zhang as a doctoral student[25].
  • Richard L. Smith supervised Evangelos Evangelou as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Richard L. Smith was born on March 31, 1953[2].

Education

Richard L. Smith's education included a stint at University of Oxford[7]. His doctoral advisor was Howard M. Taylor[8]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include environmental statistician[3] and university teacher[4]. Richard L. Smith was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[6]. Doctoral students include Jonathan Tawn[16], a statistician[28], awarded the Guy Medal in Bronze[29]; Steven Todd Garren[17]; Zhan-Qian Lu[18]; Seokhoon Yun[19]; Amy Grady[20]; and Anthony Davison[21], a statistician[30], b. 1958[31], of United Kingdom[32], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[33], specialised in statistics[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9], a statistics award[35]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10], a fellowship award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1874[38]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].

FAQs

What did Richard L. Smith do for work?

Richard L. Smith worked as environmental statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Richard L. Smith go to school?

Richard L. Smith was educated at University of Oxford[7].

What awards did Richard L. Smith receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Retrieved . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Retrieved . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Retrieved . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Retrieved . rls.sites.oasis.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . sph.unc.edu. sph.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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