Sara van de Geer

Dutch statistician
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Sara van de Geer

Summary

Sara van de Geer is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Leiden[2]. She was born on +1958-05-07T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sara van de Geer's place of birth was Leiden[2].
  • Sara van de Geer was born on +1958-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sara van de Geer's father was John P. van de Geer[8].
  • Sara van de Geer held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Sara van de Geer's native language[10].
  • Sara van de Geer's professions included statistician[4].
  • Sara van de Geer worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Sara van de Geer worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Sara van de Geer's field of work was mathematical statistics[11].
  • Sara van de Geer's field of work was multivariate analysis[12].
  • Sara van de Geer's field of work was machine learning[13].
  • Among Sara van de Geer's employers was ETH Zurich[14].
  • Sara van de Geer was employed by Utrecht University[15].
  • Among Sara van de Geer's employers was University of Bristol[16].
  • Sara van de Geer was employed by Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University[17].
  • Sara van de Geer was employed by Leiden University[18].
  • Sara van de Geer was employed by University of Toulouse (1896-1968)[19].
  • Sara van de Geer's education included a stint at Leiden University[20].
  • Sara van de Geer's doctoral advisor was Willem van Zwet[21].
  • Sara van de Geer's doctoral advisor was Richard D. Gill[22].
  • A notable student of Sara van de Geer was Nicolas Städler[23].
  • Sara van de Geer received the Van Wijngaarden Award[24].
  • Sara van de Geer received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[25].
  • Sara van de Geer was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[26].
  • Sara van de Geer was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[27].

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Origins and Family

Sara van de Geer was born in Leiden[2]. She was born on +1958-05-07T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was John P. van de Geer[8]. Dutch was her native language[10].

Education

Sara van de Geer's education included a stint at Leiden University[20]. Doctoral advisors include Willem van Zwet[21], a university teacher[28], 1934–2020[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[31] and Richard D. Gill[22], a mathematician[32], b. 1951[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[34], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[35], specialised in probability theory[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include mathematical statistics[11], a branch of mathematics[37]; multivariate analysis[12]; and machine learning[13], an academic discipline[38]. Employers include ETH Zurich[14], an institute of technology[39], in Switzerland[40], founded in 1855[41], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[42]; Utrecht University[15], a public research university[43], in Netherlands[44], founded in 1636[45], headquartered in Utrecht[46]; University of Bristol[16], a public university[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1909[49], headquartered in Bristol[50]; Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University[17], a public university[51], in France[52], founded in 1969[53], headquartered in Toulouse[54]; Leiden University[18], a university[55], in Netherlands[56], founded in 1575[57], headquartered in Leiden[58]; and University of Toulouse (1896-1968)[19], a university in France[59], in France[60], founded in 1229[61]. A notable student of Sara van de Geer was Nicolas Städler[23]. Doctoral students include Marten Wegkamp[62], a statistician[63], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[64], awarded the Stieltjes Prize[65]; Jean-Michel Loubès[66]; Roman Werner Lutz[67]; Marco E. G. V. Cattaneo[68]; Bernadetta Tarigan[69]; and Charles Moverly Mitchell[70].

Recognition

Awards received include Van Wijngaarden Award[24], a mathematics award[71], founded in 2006[72] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[25].

Why It Matters

Sara van de Geer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]

FAQs

Where was Sara van de Geer born?

Sara van de Geer was born in Leiden[2].

Who were Sara van de Geer's parents?

Sara van de Geer's father was John P. van de Geer[8].

What did Sara van de Geer do for work?

Sara van de Geer worked as statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Sara van de Geer go to school?

Sara van de Geer was educated at Leiden University[20].

What awards did Sara van de Geer receive?

Honors received include Van Wijngaarden Award[24] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[25].

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  2. [73] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [74] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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