Shanti Gupta

Indian-American mathematician and statistician (1925-2002)
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Shanti Gupta

Summary

Shanti Gupta is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mainpuri[2]. He was born on January 15, 1925[3]. He passed away in West Lafayette[4]. He died on January 11, 2002[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and statistician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Shanti Gupta's place of birth was Mainpuri[2].
  • Shanti Gupta died in West Lafayette[4].
  • Shanti Gupta was born on January 15, 1925[3].
  • Shanti Gupta was born on January 25, 1925[9].
  • Shanti Gupta died on January 11, 2002[5].
  • Shanti Gupta held citizenship in India[10].
  • Shanti Gupta held citizenship in Dominion of India[11].
  • Shanti Gupta's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Shanti Gupta's professions included statistician[7].
  • Shanti Gupta's field of work was statistics[12].
  • Shanti Gupta's field of work was decision theory[13].
  • Shanti Gupta was employed by Zakir Husain Delhi College[14].
  • Among Shanti Gupta's employers was Bell Labs[15].
  • Among Shanti Gupta's employers was Purdue University[16].
  • Shanti Gupta's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[17].
  • Shanti Gupta was educated at University of Delhi[18].
  • Shanti Gupta's doctoral advisor was Raj Chandra Bose[19].
  • Shanti Gupta received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20].
  • Shanti Gupta received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].
  • Shanti Gupta was a member of American Statistical Association[22].
  • Shanti Gupta was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[23].
  • Shanti Gupta is recorded as male[24].
  • Shanti Gupta's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Shanti Gupta supervised Raymond J. Carroll as a doctoral student[26].
  • Shanti Gupta supervised Thomas Santner as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mainpuri[2], Shanti Gupta… Recorded date of birth include January 15, 1925[3] and January 25, 1925[9].

Education

Educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[17], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30] and University of Delhi[18], a central university[31], in India[32], founded in 1922[33], headquartered in New Delhi[34]. Shanti Gupta's doctoral advisor was Raj Chandra Bose[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and statistician[7]. Fields of work include statistics[12], an academic major[35] and decision theory[13], an academic discipline[36]. Employers include Zakir Husain Delhi College[14], a college[37], in India[38], founded in 1692[39]; Bell Labs[15], a privately held company[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42], headquartered in Murray Hill[43]; and Purdue University[16], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1869[46]. Doctoral students include Raymond J. Carroll[26], a statistician[47], b. 1949[48], of United States[49], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[50], specialised in mathematics[51]; Thomas Santner[27], a computer scientist[52], of United States[53], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[54]; Roger Lee Berger[55], a writer[56], b. 1951[57], of United States[58], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[59]; Re-Bin Rau[60]; Gary C. McDonald[61], a statistician[62], of United States[63], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[64]; and Jason Chien Hsin Hsu[65].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20], a statistics award[66] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].

Death and Burial

Shanti Gupta died on January 11, 2002[5]. He died in West Lafayette[4].

Why It Matters

Shanti Gupta ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Shanti Gupta born?

Born in Mainpuri[2], Shanti Gupta…

Where did Shanti Gupta die?

Shanti Gupta died in West Lafayette[4].

What did Shanti Gupta do for work?

Shanti Gupta worked as mathematician[6] and statistician[7].

Where did Shanti Gupta go to school?

Shanti Gupta was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[17] and University of Delhi[18].

What awards did Shanti Gupta receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].

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  26. [23] . [March 1955] News and Notices. wikidata.org.
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  28. [9] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

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