Z. W. Birnbaum
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32 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- October 18, 1903
- Date of death
- December 15, 2000
- Place of birth
- Lviv
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Country of citizenship
- Second Polish Republic, United States[10][11]
- Occupation
- mathematician, statistician, university teacher
- Employer
- University of Washington (1939–1974), New York University (1937–1939)[16][17]
- Field of work
- statistics, mathematics, mathematical statistics[12][13][14]
- Position held
- chairperson (1963–1964)[15]
- Educated at
- Lviv University (1921–1925), Lviv University (1926–1929), University of Göttingen (1929–1931)[18][19][20]
- Award received
- Wilks Memorial Award, Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[24][25]
- Citizenship
- Second Polish Republic, United States
- Doctoral advisor
- Hugo Steinhaus[21]
- Doctoral student
- Ronald Pyke, Albert W. Marshall, Sam Cundiff Saunders, Orval M. Klose, Bennet Price Lientz, John H. Raymond, Roger Allen Shorack, Monroe Gilbert Sirken, Fred Hollis Tingey
- Academic thesis
- Beiträge zur Theorie der schlichten Funktionen
- Archives at
- Suzzallo and Allen Libraries
- Birth name
- Zygmunt Wilhelm Birnbaum
- Family name
- Birnbaum
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- Influenced by
- Władysław Orlicz
- Interested in
- mathematics
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1949–present)
- Name
- William Birnbaum, Bill Birnbaum, Vilek Birnbaum
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington
- Place of burial
- Hills of Eternity Reform Cemetery[8]
- ISNI
- 0000000110026528
- VIAF cluster ID
- 108125477
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n84801990
- GND ID
- 129269239
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- William Birnbaum.jpg ↗
- BIBSYS ID
- 90833588
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140282266633595136
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 129269239
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 129269239
- FAST ID
- 1427925
- FactGrid item ID
- István Petelei
- Freebase ID
- /m/0j64jn5
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- z-william-birnbaum
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- Libraries Australia ID
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- MR Author ID
- 37195
- MacTutor biography ID
- Birnbaum
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 28292
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA00032856
- NL CR AUT ID
- js2015853381
- NLA Trove people ID
- 793237
- NUKAT ID
- n97065813
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007327608105171
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- 9810547106905606
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- 070375283
- Oberwolfach mathematician ID
- 347
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- 20110803095508114
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- 1692051
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- A003009075
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- Yale LUX ID
- person/6712abab-542a-48ed-92bc-59e9220079c6
- ZbMATH author ID
- birnbaum.zygmunt-wilhelm
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Summary
Z. W. Birnbaum was born in Lviv[1]. He was born on October 18, 1903[2]. He passed away in Seattle[3]. He died on December 15, 2000[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], and university teacher[7].
Body
Education
Educated at Lviv University[18], a public university[26], in Ukraine[27], founded in 1661[28], headquartered in Main building of Lviv University[29] and University of Göttingen[20], a campus university[30], in Germany[31], founded in 1734[32], headquartered in Göttingen[33].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include statistics[12], an academic major[34]; mathematics[13], an academic discipline[35]; and mathematical statistics[14], a branch of mathematics[36]. Employers include University of Washington[16], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1861[39] and New York University[17], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1831[42], headquartered in New York City[43]. Doctoral students include Ronald Pyke[44], a statistician[45], 1931–2005[46], of Canada[47], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[48]; Albert W. Marshall[49], a statistician[50], of United States[51], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[52]; Sam Cundiff Saunders[53], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[54]; Orval M. Klose[55]; Bennet Price Lientz[56]; and John H. Raymond[57].
Recognition
Awards received include Wilks Memorial Award[24], an award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1964[60]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[25], a statistics award[61]; Guggenheim Fellowship[62], a fellowship grant[63], in United States[64], founded in 1925[65]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[66].
FAQs
Where was Z. W. Birnbaum born?
Born in Lviv[1].
Where did Z. W. Birnbaum die?
Z. W. Birnbaum died in Seattle[3].
Who was Z. W. Birnbaum married to?
Z. W. Birnbaum's spouses include Hilde Merzbach Birnbaum[9].
What did Z. W. Birnbaum do for work?
Z. W. Birnbaum worked as mathematician[5], statistician[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Z. W. Birnbaum go to school?
Z. W. Birnbaum was educated at Lviv University[18], Lviv University[19], and University of Göttingen[20].
What awards did Z. W. Birnbaum receive?
Honors received include Wilks Memorial Award[24], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[25], Guggenheim Fellowship[62], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[66].