Stephen Stigler

Summary

Stephen Stigler is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Minneapolis^[2]. He was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a statistician^[4], economist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Stephen Stigler's place of birth was Minneapolis^[2].
• Stephen Stigler was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Stephen Stigler's father was George Stigler^[8].
• Stephen Stigler held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Stephen Stigler's professions included statistician^[4].
• Stephen Stigler's professions included economist^[5].
• Stephen Stigler's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Stephen Stigler's field of work was history of statistics^[10].
• Stephen Stigler's field of work was statistics^[11].
• Among Stephen Stigler's employers was University of Chicago^[12].
• Stephen Stigler was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Stephen Stigler's doctoral advisor was Lucien Le Cam^[14].
• Stephen Stigler received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Stephen Stigler received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[16].
• Stephen Stigler received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17].
• Stephen Stigler was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[18].
• Stephen Stigler is recorded as male^[19].
• Stephen Stigler's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Lee-Jen Wei as a doctoral student^[21].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Robert E. Kass as a doctoral student^[22].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Alan Agresti as a doctoral student^[23].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Sangun Park as a doctoral student^[24].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Hermann Habermann as a doctoral student^[25].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Annick Dion Lambert as a doctoral student^[26].
• Stephen Stigler supervised Xiaojing Xiang as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Stephen Stigler was born in Minneapolis^[2]. He was born on +1941-08-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was George Stigler^[8].

Education

Stephen Stigler was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Lucien Le Cam^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician^[4], economist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include history of statistics^[10], an academic discipline^[28] and statistics^[11], an academic major^[29]. Among Stephen Stigler's employers was University of Chicago^[12]. Doctoral students include Lee-Jen Wei^[21], a statistician^[30], of United States^[31], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[32]; Robert E. Kass^[22], a mathematician^[33], b. 1952^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[36]; Alan Agresti^[23], a statistician^[37], b. 1947^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[40], specialised in statistics^[41]; Sangun Park^[24]; Hermann Habermann^[25]; and Annick Dion Lambert^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1925^[44]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[16], a statistics award^[45]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Stephen Stigler include Stigler's law of eponymy^[46], an empirical law^[47].

Why It Matters

Stephen Stigler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

He is credited with the discovery of Stigler's law of eponymy^[50], an empirical law^[51]. Entities named for him include Stigler's law of eponymy^[46], an empirical law^[47].

FAQs

Where was Stephen Stigler born?

Stephen Stigler's place of birth was Minneapolis^[2].

Who were Stephen Stigler's parents?

Stephen Stigler's father was George Stigler^[8].

What did Stephen Stigler do for work?

Stephen Stigler worked as statistician^[4], economist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Stephen Stigler go to school?

Stephen Stigler was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].

What awards did Stephen Stigler receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[16], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17].

What did Stephen Stigler discover?

Stephen Stigler is credited as discoverer of Stigler's law of eponymy^[50].