Herbert Jeffreys

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Herbert_Jeffreys
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1891-04-22
gptkbp:deathDate 1989-03-18
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:probability_theory
geophysics
mathematical physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herbert Jeffreys
gptkbp:influenced Bayesian statistics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Jeffreys_prior
gptkb:Bayesian_probability
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Methods_of_Mathematical_Physics
gptkb:Theory_of_Probability
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:geologist
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:statistician
astronomer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Fatfield,_County_Durham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bertha_Swirles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Berkeley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6