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David George Kendall

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British statistician (1918-2007)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1918 to 2007 · aged 89
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David George Kendall FRS was an English statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory. He spent most of his academic life in the University of Oxford (1946-1962) and the University of Cambridge (1962-1985). He worked with M. S.

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1989De Morgan Medal
1981Guy Medal in Gold
1980Senior Whitehead Prize
1977Sylvester Medal
1976honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University
1964Fellow of the Royal Society
1955Guy Medal in Silver
1952Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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George E. P. BoxAlso won Guy Medal in SilverBärbel InhelderAlso won honorary doctor of Paris Descartes UniversityR. G. D. AllenAlso won Guy Medal in GoldJohn M. BallAlso won De Morgan MedalFrank AdamsAlso won Senior Whitehead PrizeLeo BreimanAlso won Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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David George Kendall FRS was an English statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory. He spent most of his academic life in the University of Oxford (1946-1962) and the University of Cambridge (1962-1985). He worked with M. S. Bartlett during World War II, and visited Princeton University after the war.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2007 · aged 89
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