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Herbert Robbins

American mathematician (1915-2001) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 86

Herbert Ellis Robbins was an American mathematician and statistician. He did research in topology, measure theory, statistics, and a variety of other fields.

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2001Died12 February 20011974Honorary Doctor of Purdue UniversityAward1952Guggenheim FellowshipAward1948Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1915Born12 January 1915

Awards

Honorary Doctor of Purdue University1974
Guggenheim Fellowship1952
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics1948

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2001 · aged 86