Richard Samworth

British statistician (born 1978)
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Richard Samworth

Summary

Richard Samworth is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1978[2]. He worked as a statistician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Richard Samworth was born on January 1, 1978[2].
  • Richard Samworth's professions included statistician[3].
  • Richard Samworth's education included a stint at St John's College[5].
  • Richard Samworth was educated at University of Cambridge[6].
  • Richard Samworth's doctoral advisor was Alastair Young[7].
  • Richard Samworth received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8].
  • Richard Samworth received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9].
  • Richard Samworth received the Guy Medal in Bronze[10].
  • Richard Samworth received the Adams Prize[11].
  • Richard Samworth received the Philip Leverhulme Prize[12].
  • Richard Samworth received the Fellow of the Royal Society[13].
  • Richard Samworth was a member of Royal Society[14].
  • Richard Samworth was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].
  • Richard Samworth is recorded as male[16].
  • Richard Samworth's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Richard Samworth supervised Rajen D Shah as a doctoral student[18].
  • Richard Samworth supervised Yining Chen as a doctoral student[19].
  • Richard Samworth supervised Madeleine Cule as a doctoral student[20].
  • Richard Samworth supervised Thomas Benjamin Berrett as a doctoral student[21].
  • Richard Samworth supervised Timothy Ivor Cannings as a doctoral student[22].
  • Richard Samworth's residence is recorded as Cambridge[23].
  • Richard Samworth's given name is recorded as Richard[24].
  • Richard Samworth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

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Origins and Family

Richard Samworth was born on January 1, 1978[2].

Education

Educated at St John's College[5], a college of the University of Cambridge[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1511[28] and University of Cambridge[6], a collegiate university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1209[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32]. Richard Samworth's doctoral advisor was Alastair Young[7].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Samworth's professions included statistician[3]. Doctoral students include Rajen D Shah[18], a statistician[33]; Yining Chen[19]; Madeleine Cule[20], a biostatistician[34]; Thomas Benjamin Berrett[21], a statistician[35]; and Timothy Ivor Cannings[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9], a statistics award[36]; Guy Medal in Bronze[10], a class of award[37]; Adams Prize[11], a mathematics award[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1848[40]; Philip Leverhulme Prize[12], a science award[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 2001[43]; and Fellow of the Royal Society[13], a fellowship award[44], in United Kingdom[45].

Why It Matters

Richard Samworth ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Richard Samworth do for work?

Richard Samworth worked as statistician[3].

Where did Richard Samworth go to school?

Richard Samworth was educated at St John's College[5] and University of Cambridge[6].

What awards did Richard Samworth receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[8], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9], Guy Medal in Bronze[10], and Adams Prize[11].

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  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . imstat.org. Retrieved . imstat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . imstat.org. Retrieved . imstat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Wikidata description British statistician (born 1978)
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