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Robert R. Sokal

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Austrian-American biostatistician and entomologist (1926-2012)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1926 to 2012 · aged 86
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Robert Reuven Sokal was an Austrian-American biostatistician and entomologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Stony Brook University, Sokal was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Robert Reuven Sokal was an Austrian-American biostatistician and entomologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Stony Brook University, Sokal was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He promoted the use of statistics in biology and co-founded the field of numerical taxonomy, together with Peter H. A. Sneath.

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United States
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Academics
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Lived 1926 to 2012 · aged 86
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