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| Frederick Mosteller | |
| Born | December 24, 1916 Clarksburg, West Virginia |
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| Died | July 23, 2006 (age 89) Arlington, Virginia |
Frederick Mosteller (1916-2006), one of the most eminent statisticians of the 20th century, was an amateur card magician.
Biography
Before World War II was an Instructor in Mathematics at Princeton University. During the conflict, served as a Research Mathematician with the Statistical Research Group of Princeton University.[1]
Later became head of the Statistics Department at Harvard and helped Persi Diaconis get in to Harvard.[2][3]
References
- ↑ By Thompson, Jr., J.G.. "My Best", 1945, p. 370
- ↑ Martin Gardner, in his words, Magic, April 2000
- ↑ http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=35033
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