Wilfrid Kendall

British statistics professor
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Wilfrid Kendall

Summary

Wilfrid Kendall is a human[1]. Born in Oxford[2], he… he was born on November 5, 1954[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

Key Facts

  • Born in Oxford[2], Wilfrid Kendall…
  • Wilfrid Kendall was born on November 5, 1954[3].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's father was David George Kendall[7].
  • Wilfrid Kendall held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's professions included statistician[4].
  • Wilfrid Kendall worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Wilfrid Kendall worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's field of work was probability theory[9].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's field of work was statistics[11].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's field of work was stochastic process[12].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's field of work was stochastic geometry[13].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's field of work was computer algebra[14].
  • Among Wilfrid Kendall's employers was University of Warwick[15].
  • Wilfrid Kendall was employed by University of Warwick[16].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's doctoral advisor was John Kingman[17].
  • Wilfrid Kendall received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].
  • Wilfrid Kendall was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19].
  • Wilfrid Kendall is recorded as male[20].
  • Wilfrid Kendall's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Wilfrid Kendall supervised Elke Thönnes as a doctoral student[22].
  • Wilfrid Kendall supervised Giovanni Montana as a doctoral student[23].
  • Wilfrid Kendall supervised Andrey Chirikhin as a doctoral student[24].
  • Wilfrid Kendall supervised Stephen Bryan Connor as a doctoral student[25].
  • Wilfrid Kendall supervised Nastasiya F. Grinberg as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Wilfrid Kendall's place of birth was Oxford[2]. He was born on November 5, 1954[3]. His father was David George Kendall[7].

Education

Wilfrid Kendall's doctoral advisor was John Kingman[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. Fields of work include probability theory[9], a branch of mathematics[27]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[28]; statistics[11], an academic major[29]; stochastic process[12], a mathematical concept[30]; stochastic geometry[13], a branch of mathematics[31]; and computer algebra[14], a branch of mathematics[32]. Employers include University of Warwick[15], a public research university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1965[35]. Doctoral students include Elke Thönnes[22]; Giovanni Montana[23], a bioinformatician[36], specialised in machine learning[37]; Andrey Chirikhin[24]; Stephen Bryan Connor[25]; Nastasiya F. Grinberg[26], a researcher[38]; and Giacomo Zanella[39], a statistician[40], awarded the Lindley Prize[41].

Recognition

Wilfrid Kendall received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].

FAQs

Where was Wilfrid Kendall born?

Wilfrid Kendall's place of birth was Oxford[2].

Who were Wilfrid Kendall's parents?

Wilfrid Kendall's father was David George Kendall[7].

What did Wilfrid Kendall do for work?

Wilfrid Kendall worked as statistician[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

What awards did Wilfrid Kendall receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved . warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [39] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [19] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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