gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Darwin_Medal
gptkb:Guy_Medal_in_Gold
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1890-02-17
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:East_Finchley,_London,_England
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Frank_Fisher
gptkb:George_Fisher
gptkb:Harry_Fisher
gptkb:Janet_Fisher
gptkb:Joan_Fisher_Box
gptkb:Mary_Fisher
gptkb:Elizabeth_Fisher
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1962-07-29
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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None (did not have a PhD)
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Commonwealth_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research_Organisation_(CSIRO)
gptkb:Rothamsted_Experimental_Station
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:field
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evolutionary biology
genetics
statistics
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Ronald_Aylmer_Fisher
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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R. A. Fisher
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:David_Cox
gptkb:Egon_Pearson
gptkb:Frank_Yates
gptkb:Jerzy_Neyman
gptkb:John_Tukey
gptkb:William_Sealy_Gosset
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Francis_Galton
gptkb:Gregor_Mendel
gptkb:Karl_Pearson
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:F-distribution
gptkb:Fisher's_exact_test
gptkb:Fisher's_fundamental_theorem_of_natural_selection
gptkb:Fisher's_principle
gptkb:Fisher_information
gptkb:Fisher's_linear_discriminant
gptkb:Fisherian_randomization
gptkb:analysis_of_variance_(ANOVA)
design of experiments
founder of modern statistics
statistical inference
maximum likelihood estimation
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Indian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Statistical_Society
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Statistical_Methods_and_Scientific_Inference
gptkb:Statistical_Methods_for_Research_Workers
gptkb:The_Design_of_Experiments
gptkb:The_Genetical_Theory_of_Natural_Selection
gptkb:Statistical_Methods_in_Genetics
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:statistician
biologist
eugenicist
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Anglican
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:St_Peter's_Cathedral,_Adelaide
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gptkbp:signature
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R._A._Fisher_signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ruth_Eileen_Guinness
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Eugenics_Society
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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