Herbert Jeffreys

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Herbert_Jeffreys

GPTKB entity

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
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 gptkb: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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Herbert Jeffreys