Cedric Smith

Statistician, Deceased Person

1917 – 2002

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Who was Cedric Smith?

Cedric Austen Bardell Smith was a British statistician and geneticist. Smith was born in Leicester to John Bardell Smith, an engineer, and Ada Smith. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School until 1929, when the family moved to London. His education continued at Bec School, Tooting, for three years, then at University College School, London. In 1935, although having failed his Higher School Certificate, he was awarded an exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge. He graduated in the Mathematical Tripos, with a First in Part II in 1937 and a Distinction in Part III in 1938. Following graduation he began postgraduate research, taking his Ph.D. in 1942.

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Born
Feb 5, 1917
Leicester
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
Died
Jan 10, 2002

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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