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Walter A. Shewhart

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American statistical quality control expert

United StatesScientistsLived 1891 to 1967 · aged 75
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Walter Andrew Shewhart was an American physicist, engineer and statistician. He is sometimes also known as the grandfather of statistical quality control, inventor of the Shewhart chart and the Shewhart cycle.

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1954Holley Medal
1948Fellow of the Econometric Society
1936Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Connected to Walter 6

John Vincent AtanasoffAlso won Holley MedalJerzy NeymanAlso won Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsEdwin H. LandAlso won Holley MedalDavid BlackwellAlso won Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsEdwin Howard ArmstrongAlso won Holley MedalSathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa VaradhanAlso won Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1967 · aged 75
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24 languages

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