Abraham Wald

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Mathematician · Kingdom of Hungary

Date of birth: October 31, 1902
Died on December 13, 1950: Died at the age of 48; Would have turned 124 today

American mathematician, statistician, and scientist (1902–1950)

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Abraham Wald was a mathematician (Kingdom of Hungary). Abraham Wald was born on October 31, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca. Among other things, Abraham Wald was known for Econometric Society, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Wald–Wolfowitz runs test.

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Work by Abraham Wald

Title	Year
Wald–Wolfowitz runs test	–
Wald's maximin model	–
Continuous Mapping Theorem	–
Wald test	–
Wald's martingale	–
Wald's equation	–

Facts about Abraham

Born: October 31, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca
Died: December 13, 1950
Nationality: Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Romania, and United States
Occupations: Mathematician, Statistician, University teacher, Research scientist, and Economist
Languages: English, German, Romanian, American English, and Hungarian
Education: University of Vienna
Fame: Wikipedia articles in 31 languages

Birthday

Date of birth: October 31, 1902
Born on a: Friday
Zodiac sign: Scorpio

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What makes Abraham Wald unique

Generation: Greatest Generation
In memory: Died at the age of 48
Today: Would have turned 124 today

First award in 1939, the year Abraham Wald turned 37.

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Awards

Award	Year
Fellow of the Econometric Society	1939
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics	1940
Fellow of the American Statistical Association	–

Groups

Name	From	To
Econometric Society	–	–
Institute of Mathematical Statistics	–	–

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