S. James Press

American statistician, Ph.D. Stanford University 1964
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Summary

S. James Press was born on February 4, 1931[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on November 25, 2020[3]. He worked as a statistician[4].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1931[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Educated at: Stanford University[7]
  • Doctoral advisor: Ingram Olkin[8]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[10]
  • Member of: American Statistical Association[11], Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12], American Association for the Advancement of Science[13], International Statistical Institute[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: Kam-Wah Tsui[16], Daniel B. Rowe[17], Jacob Pozharny[18], Gina Marie Roque[19], Mahmood Ghamsary[20], Getachew A Dagne[21], Thomas Alan Ferryman[22], Sang Eun Lee[23], Hea-Jung Kim[24], Rosemary Gallavan[25], Adel Abdelmonem Ali Shamseldin[26], Francisco Garcia-Hernández[27], Hamid Namini[28], Eric Steven Lagergren[29]
  • Family name: Press[30]
  • Given name: Sheldon[31], James[32]

FAQs

Where was S. James Press born?

S. James Press was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did S. James Press do for work?

S. James Press worked as a statistician[4].

Where did S. James Press go to school?

S. James Press was educated at Stanford University[7].

What awards did S. James Press receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . cnas.ucr.edu. cnas.ucr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . cnas.ucr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . cnas.ucr.edu. cnas.ucr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [14] ↑ . cnas.ucr.edu. cnas.ucr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . cnas.ucr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . cnas.ucr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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