Persi Diaconis

American mathematician · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1945 · age 81

Persi Warren Diaconis is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University.

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2013Euler Book PrizeAwardFellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2006Van Wijngaarden AwardAward2001Honorary Doctor of Toulouse-III UniversityAward1997Josiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipAward1994Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAward1982Rollo Davidson PrizeAward1981Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1945Born31 January 1945

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