Samuel Kotz

American statistician (1930-2010)
Person human Q2218513
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Samuel Kotz

Summary

Samuel Kotz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Harbin[2]. He was born on August 30, 1930[3]. He died in Silver Spring[4]. He died on March 16, 2010[5]. He worked as a statistician[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8].

Key Facts

  • Born in Harbin[2], Samuel Kotz…
  • Samuel Kotz died in Silver Spring[4].
  • Samuel Kotz was born on August 30, 1930[3].
  • Samuel Kotz was born on August 28, 1930[9].
  • Samuel Kotz died on March 16, 2010[5].
  • Samuel Kotz held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Samuel Kotz's professions included statistician[6].
  • Samuel Kotz worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Samuel Kotz's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Samuel Kotz's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Samuel Kotz's field of work was probability theory[12].
  • Samuel Kotz's field of work was statistics[13].
  • Samuel Kotz was employed by University of Toronto[14].
  • Among Samuel Kotz's employers was Bowling Green State University[15].
  • Samuel Kotz was educated at Cornell University[16].
  • Samuel Kotz's doctoral advisor was Jacob Wolfowitz[17].
  • Samuel Kotz received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].
  • Samuel Kotz received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19].
  • Samuel Kotz was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20].
  • Samuel Kotz is recorded as male[21].
  • Samuel Kotz's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Samuel Kotz supervised Joshua Seeger as a doctoral student[23].
  • Samuel Kotz earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].
  • Samuel Kotz's family name is recorded as Kotz[25].
  • Samuel Kotz's given name is recorded as Samuel[26].

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Origins and Family

Samuel Kotz was born in Harbin[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 30, 1930[3] and August 28, 1930[9].

Education

Samuel Kotz's education included a stint at Cornell University[16]. His doctoral advisor was Jacob Wolfowitz[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include mathematics[11], an academic discipline[27]; probability theory[12], a branch of mathematics[28]; and statistics[13], an academic major[29]. Employers include University of Toronto[14], a public research university[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1827[32], headquartered in Toronto[33] and Bowling Green State University[15], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1910[36]. Samuel Kotz supervised Joshua Seeger as a doctoral student[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18] and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19], a statistics award[37].

Death and Burial

Samuel Kotz died on March 16, 2010[5]. He passed away in Silver Spring[4].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Kotz born?

Samuel Kotz was born in Harbin[2].

Where did Samuel Kotz die?

Samuel Kotz passed away in Silver Spring[4].

What did Samuel Kotz do for work?

Samuel Kotz worked as statistician[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Samuel Kotz go to school?

Samuel Kotz was educated at Cornell University[16].

What awards did Samuel Kotz receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18] and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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