# William Fleetwood Sheppard

> William Fleetwood Sheppard was an Australian-British civil servant, mathematician and statistician remembered for his work in finite differences, interpolation and statistical theory, known in particular for the eponymous Sheppard's corrections.

*Australian statistician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1863-11-21
- **Died:** 1936-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Fleetwood Sheppard was an Australian-British civil servant, mathematician and statistician remembered for his work in finite differences, interpolation and statistical theory, known in particular for the eponymous Sheppard's corrections.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [William Fleetwood Sheppard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fleetwood_Sheppard)
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