# Jacob Wolfowitz

> Jacob Wolfowitz was a Polish-born American Jewish statistician and Shannon Award-winning information theorist. He was the father of former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz.

*American statistician (1910-1981)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1910-03-19
- **Died:** 1981-07-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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