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Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
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gptkbp:awardReceived |
Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award (named in his honor)
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1906-06-17
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
Little Elm, Texas, USA
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1964-03-07
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gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_USA
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor |
gptkb:Henry_Louis_Rietz
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gptkbp:editor |
gptkb:Annals_of_Mathematical_Statistics
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gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:Princeton_University
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gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
statistics |
gptkbp:fullName |
Samuel Stanley Wilks
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sam Wilks
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gptkbp:knownFor |
contributions to mathematical statistics
Wilks' lambda distribution |
gptkbp:memberOf |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences |
gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:statistician |
gptkbp:spouse |
Olive Wilks
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Glenn_Shafer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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