William E. Pruitt

American statistician
Person human Q102134934
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William E. Pruitt

Summary

William E. Pruitt is a human[1]. He was born on +1934-05-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1993-07-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • William E. Pruitt was born on +1934-05-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William E. Pruitt died on +1993-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William E. Pruitt held citizenship in United States[6].
  • William E. Pruitt's professions included statistician[4].
  • William E. Pruitt worked as a university teacher[5].
  • William E. Pruitt was employed by University of Minnesota[7].
  • William E. Pruitt's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • William E. Pruitt's doctoral advisor was Samuel Karlin[9].
  • William E. Pruitt's doctoral advisor was Chung Kai-lai[10].
  • William E. Pruitt received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].
  • William E. Pruitt was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].
  • William E. Pruitt is recorded as male[13].
  • William E. Pruitt's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William E. Pruitt supervised Philip S. Griffin as a doctoral student[15].
  • William E. Pruitt supervised In-Suk Wee as a doctoral student[16].
  • William E. Pruitt supervised Nasrollah Etemadi as a doctoral student[17].
  • William E. Pruitt earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].
  • William E. Pruitt's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 15029[19].
  • William E. Pruitt's family name is recorded as Pruitt[20].
  • William E. Pruitt's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William E. Pruitt's given name is recorded as Edwin[22].
  • William E. Pruitt's zbMATH author ID is recorded as pruitt.william-e[23].
  • William E. Pruitt's Prabook ID is recorded as 3489230[24].
  • William E. Pruitt's MR Author ID is recorded as 189757[25].
  • William E. Pruitt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

William E. Pruitt was born on +1934-05-11T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

William E. Pruitt's education included a stint at Stanford University[8]. Doctoral advisors include Samuel Karlin[9], a mathematician[27], 1924–2007[28], of United States[29], awarded the National Medal of Science[30], specialised in functional analysis[31] and Chung Kai-lai[10], a mathematician[32], 1917–2009[33], of United States[34], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[35], specialised in probability theory[36]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4] and university teacher[5]. William E. Pruitt was employed by University of Minnesota[7]. Doctoral students include Philip S. Griffin[15], a statistician[37]; In-Suk Wee[16], a mathematician[38]; and Nasrollah Etemadi[17].

Recognition

William E. Pruitt received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].

Death and Burial

William E. Pruitt died on +1993-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did William E. Pruitt do for work?

William E. Pruitt worked as statistician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did William E. Pruitt go to school?

William E. Pruitt was educated at Stanford University[8].

What awards did William E. Pruitt receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[11].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . mathscinet.ams.org. Retrieved . mathscinet.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Annals of Probability. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Annals of Probability. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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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

Class ancestry

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

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