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Danie G. Krige
1919-2013 South African mining engineer · South Africa · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93
Danie Gerhardus Krige GCOB was a South African statistician and mining engineer who pioneered the field of geostatistics and was professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa. The technique of kriging is named after him.
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Krige's empirical work to evaluate mineral resources was formalised in the 1960s by French engineer Georges Matheron.
Country
South Africa
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2013 · aged 93
