Wassily Hoeffding

Summary

Wassily Hoeffding is a human^[1]. He was born in Gorkovskoye^[2]. He was born on June 12, 1914^[3]. He died in Chapel Hill^[4]. He died on February 28, 1991^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Wassily Hoeffding was born in Gorkovskoye^[2].
• Wassily Hoeffding died in Chapel Hill^[4].
• Wassily Hoeffding was born on June 12, 1914^[3].
• Wassily Hoeffding died on February 28, 1991^[5].
• Burial took place at Chatham County^[10].
• Wassily Hoeffding held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Wassily Hoeffding worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Wassily Hoeffding's professions included statistician^[7].
• Wassily Hoeffding's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Wassily Hoeffding's field of work was probability theory^[12].
• Wassily Hoeffding held the position of chairperson^[13].
• Wassily Hoeffding was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[14].
• Wassily Hoeffding was employed by Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik^[15].
• Wassily Hoeffding was educated at Frederick William University Berlin^[16].
• Wassily Hoeffding was educated at Handelshochschule Berlin^[17].
• Wassily Hoeffding's doctoral advisor was Alfred Klose^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Wassily Hoeffding is Hoeffding's inequality^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Wassily Hoeffding is Hoeffding's lemma^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Wassily Hoeffding is Hoeffding's independence test^[21].
• Wassily Hoeffding received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22].
• Wassily Hoeffding was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Wassily Hoeffding was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Wassily Hoeffding was a member of American Statistical Association^[25].
• Wassily Hoeffding was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26].
• Wassily Hoeffding is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wassily Hoeffding was born in Gorkovskoye^[2]. He was born on June 12, 1914^[3].

Education

Educated at Frederick William University Berlin^[16], a university^[28], in Prussia^[29], founded in 1828^[30] and Handelshochschule Berlin^[17], a business school^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1906^[33]. Wassily Hoeffding's doctoral advisor was Alfred Klose^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Wassily Hoeffding's field of work was probability theory^[12]. Employers include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[14], a public research university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1789^[36] and Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik^[15], a periodical^[37]. He held the position of chairperson^[13]. Doctoral students include Meyer Dwass^[38], a statistician^[39], 1923–1996^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[42], specialised in probability theory^[43]; W. Jackson Hall^[44], a statistician^[45], 1929–2012^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[48]; Donald Burkholder^[49], a mathematician^[50], 1927–2013^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[53], specialised in probability theory^[54]; Joan R. Rosenblatt^[55], a statistician^[56], 1926–2018^[57], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[58]; Robert Bohrer^[59], a statistician^[60], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[61]; and Morris Skibinsky^[62], 1925–2007^[63].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hoeffding's inequality^[19], a concentration inequality^[64]; Hoeffding's lemma^[20], a lemma^[65]; and Hoeffding's independence test^[21]. Things named for Wassily Hoeffding include Azuma's inequality^[66], a theorem^[67] and Hoeffding's inequality^[68], a concentration inequality^[69].

Recognition

Wassily Hoeffding received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22].

Death and Burial

Wassily Hoeffding died on February 28, 1991^[5]. He died in Chapel Hill^[4]. He is buried at Chatham County^[10].

Why It Matters

Wassily Hoeffding ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

Entities named for him include Azuma's inequality^[66], a theorem^[67] and Hoeffding's inequality^[68], a concentration inequality^[69].

His notable doctoral advisees include Donald Burkholder^[72], a mathematician^[73], 1927–2013^[74], of United States^[75], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[76], specialised in probability theory^[77].

FAQs

Where was Wassily Hoeffding born?

Wassily Hoeffding was born in Gorkovskoye^[2].

Where did Wassily Hoeffding die?

Wassily Hoeffding died in Chapel Hill^[4].

What did Wassily Hoeffding do for work?

Wassily Hoeffding worked as mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Wassily Hoeffding go to school?

Wassily Hoeffding was educated at Frederick William University Berlin^[16] and Handelshochschule Berlin^[17].

What awards did Wassily Hoeffding receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22].