Xihong Lin

American-Chinese statistician & academic
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Summary

Xihong Lin is a human[1]. She was born on January 1, 1953[2]. She worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Xihong Lin was born on January 1, 1953[2].
  • Xihong Lin held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Xihong Lin's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Xihong Lin worked as a statistician[4].
  • Xihong Lin worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Xihong Lin was employed by Harvard University[8].
  • Xihong Lin's education included a stint at Tsinghua University[9].
  • Xihong Lin's education included a stint at University of Washington[10].
  • Xihong Lin's doctoral advisor was Norman Breslow[11].
  • Xihong Lin received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].
  • Xihong Lin received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[13].
  • Xihong Lin received the NIH MERIT award[14].
  • Xihong Lin received the Florence Nightingale David Award[15].
  • Xihong Lin received the COPSS Presidents' Award[16].
  • Xihong Lin received the Mortimer Spiegelman Award[17].
  • Xihong Lin was a member of National Academy of Medicine[18].
  • Xihong Lin was a member of American Statistical Association[19].
  • Xihong Lin was a member of International Statistical Institute[20].
  • Xihong Lin was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].
  • Xihong Lin was a member of National Academy of Sciences[22].
  • Xihong Lin is recorded as female[23].
  • Xihong Lin's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Xihong Lin supervised Yisheng Li as a doctoral student[25].
  • Xihong Lin supervised Yi Li as a doctoral student[26].
  • Xihong Lin supervised Wenquin Pan as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Xihong Lin was born on January 1, 1953[2].

Education

Educated at Tsinghua University[9], a public university[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1911[30], headquartered in Beijing[31] and University of Washington[10], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34]. Xihong Lin's doctoral advisor was Norman Breslow[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5]. Among Xihong Lin's employers was Harvard University[8]. Doctoral students include Yisheng Li[25], Yi Li[26], Wenquin Pan[27], Michael Philip Epstein[35], Daowen Zhang[36], and Wen Ye[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[13], a statistics award[38]; NIH MERIT award[14], a science award[39]; Florence Nightingale David Award[15], a science award[40], founded in 2001[41]; COPSS Presidents' Award[16], an award[42], founded in 1981[43]; and Mortimer Spiegelman Award[17], an award[44], founded in 1970[45].

Why It Matters

Xihong Lin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Xihong Lin do for work?

Xihong Lin worked as mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Xihong Lin go to school?

Xihong Lin was educated at Tsinghua University[9] and University of Washington[10].

What awards did Xihong Lin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[13], NIH MERIT award[14], and Florence Nightingale David Award[15].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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