Frederick Mosteller
Statistician, Academic
1916 – 2006
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Who was Frederick Mosteller?
Charles Frederick Mosteller, usually known as Frederick Mosteller or Fred, was one of the most eminent statisticians of the 20th century. He was the founding chairman of Harvard's statistics department, from 1957 to 1971, and served as the president of several professional bodies including the Psychometric Society, the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Statistical Institute.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1916
Clarksburg - Also known as
- C. Frederick Mosteller
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University
- PhD, Princeton University
Mathematics
(1939 - 1946) - Carnegie Institute of Technology
- Employment
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Arlington County
(2004/01/03 - 2006/07/23)
- Arlington County
- Died
- Jul 23, 2006
Arlington County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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