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David George Kendall FRS [1] (15 January 1918 – 23 October 2007) [3] was an English statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory. He spent most of his academic life in the University of Oxford (1946–1962) and the University of Cambridge (1962–1985).
Dec 22, 2008 · David George Kendall (DGK) was a leading figure in probability and statistics, and a pioneer in applied probability, stochastic analysis and geometry, and associated statistical analysis. Through his own research and that of his students in Oxford and Cambridge, he established modern probability theory in the UK.
Oct 23, 2007 · David George Kendall. Quick Info. Born. 15 January 1918. Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Died. 23 October 2007. Cambridge, England. Summary. David Kendall was a leading world authority on applied probability and data analysis. View two larger pictures. Biography. David Kendall attended Ripon Grammar School and then entered Queen's College, Oxford.
Dec 31, 2009 · Abstract. David Kendall was the father of modern probability theory in Britain, a powerful and scholarly mathematician equally at home in abstract theory and in perceptive applications to diverse fields. Through his own research, his influence on generations of students, and from 1962 his leadership of the Cambridge Statistical Laboratory, he ...
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Obituaries. David George Kendall, 1918-2007. David George Kendall (DGK) was a leading figure in probability and statistics, and a pioneer in applied probability, stochastic analysis and geometry, and associated statistical analysis. Through his own research and that of his students in Oxford and Cambridge, he established.
David George Kendall FRS (15 January 1918 – 23 October 2007) was an English statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory. He spent most of his academic life in the University of Oxford (1946–1962) and the University of Cambridge (1962–1985).
Sep 27, 2010 · OBITUARY. David George Kendall, FRS, 1918–2007. David Kendall was the father of modern probability theory in Britain, a powerful and scholarly mathematician equally at home in abstract theory and in perceptive applications to diverse fields.
