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Walter T. Federer

American statistician
Person Human Q59626961

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 23, 1915
Date of death
April 14, 2008
Place of birth
Cheyenne
Place of death
Cayuga Medical Center
Occupation
statistician, biometrician, university teacher, rancher, rodeo rider, geneticist[10]
Employer
Cornell University[11]
Educated at
Iowa State University, Colorado State University, Kansas State University[12][13][14]
Award received
Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16][17]
Doctoral advisor
Alexander McFarlane Mood[15]
Doctoral student
Samad Hedayat[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[22]
Family name
Federer[23]
Given name
Walter, Theodore[24][25]
Member of
American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Federer en Walter T Federer en Walter T. Federer en Walter Theodore Federer en W. T. Federer
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000109360641
VIAF cluster ID
111875725
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81012309
GND ID
120765179
BIBSYS ID
90357722
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
FedererWalterTheodore1915-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12305032s
CONOR.SI ID
128214883
DBLP author ID
81/1218
DDB person (GND) ID
120765179
FAST ID
67301
IdRef ID
251236099
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J9U entity ID
987007437774905171
KBR person ID
14031783
MR Author ID
65600
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
30395
NL CR AUT ID
vse2012687910
NUKAT ID
n97086611
National Virtual Library of India ID
456828
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
089411048
SHARE Catalogue author ID
142378
Scopus author ID
6701455922
UOM ID
80555
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/615084ab-f698-4f61-83fa-bc0a097428b2
ZbMATH author ID
federer.walter-theodore

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Summary

Walter T. Federer was born on August 23, 1915[1], in Cheyenne[2]. He died on April 14, 2008[3], in Cayuga Medical Center[4]. He worked as a statistician[5], biometrician[6], university teacher[7], husbandry worker[8], and rodeo rider[9].

FAQs

Where was Walter T. Federer born?

Walter T. Federer's place of birth was Cheyenne[2].

Where did Walter T. Federer die?

Walter T. Federer died in Cayuga Medical Center[4].

What did Walter T. Federer do for work?

Walter T. Federer worked as a statistician[5], biometrician[6], university teacher[7], husbandry worker[8], and rodeo rider[9].

Where did Walter T. Federer go to school?

Walter T. Federer was educated at Iowa State University[12], Colorado State University[13], and Kansas State University[14].

What awards did Walter T. Federer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16] and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . commons.wikimedia.org. commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved . news.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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