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   David Blackwell. David Harold Blackwell (April 24, 1919 – July 8, 2010) was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. [1] He is one of the eponyms of the Rao–Blackwell theorem. [4]

   • Doctoral advisor: Joseph Leo Doob
   • Institutions: University of California, Berkeley

   • Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BA, MA, PhD)

2. www.britannica.com › biography › David-BlackwellDavid Blackwell | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 20, 2024 · David Blackwell (born April 24, 1919, Centralia, Illinois, U.S.—died July 8, 2010, Berkeley, California) American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and Bayesian statistics and who broke racial barriers when he was named (1965) the first African American ...

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   • David Harold Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He is one of the eponyms of the Rao–Blackwell theorem.

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   Is David Harold Blackwell still alive?

   • David Harold Blackwell, a member of Sigma Pi Phi and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternities, died in Berkeley, California on July 8, 2010 at the age of 91. Do you find this information helpful?

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   • David Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who worked in game theory, probability theory, information theory and Bayesian statistics. He was the first African-American member of the US National Academy of Sciences. David Blackwell's parents were Grover Blackwell and Mabel Johnson and David was the oldest of their four children.

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   Was David Blackwell a statistician or a mathematician?

   • And often to understand something you have to work it out yourself because no one else has done it.” An obituary on July 16 about the statistician and mathematician David Blackwell gave an incorrect account of Mr. Blackwell’s time spent as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., in 1941 and 1942.

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4. stat.illinois.edu › news › 2020/07/17t141901David H. Blackwell: A Profile of Inspiration and Perseverance

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   Jul 17, 2020 · Blackwell came from humble beginnings to being one of the most influential figures in the field of statistics. Born April 24, 1919 to a homemaker and an Illinois Central Railroad worker in Centralia, IL, David H. Blackwell would become the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...

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   Jul 17, 2010 · David Harold Blackwell was born on April 24, 1919, in Centralia, Ill. Early on, he showed a talent for mathematics, but he entered the University of Illinois with the modest ambition of becoming ...

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   Jul 8, 2010 · David Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who worked in game theory, probability theory, information theory and Bayesian statistics. He was the first African-American member of the US National Academy of Sciences. View five larger pictures.

8. news.berkeley.edu › 2010/07/15 › blackwellEminent statistician David Blackwell has died at 91 | Berkeley

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   Jul 15, 2010 · July 15, 2010. David Harold Blackwell, an eminent statistician at the University of California, Berkeley, who was the first black admitted to the National Academy of Sciences, died Thursday, July 8, of natural causes at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. He was 91. Blackwell joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1954 and was the first Black ...

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10. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayPioneering Mathematician David Blackwell, 1919-2010 - NPR

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    Jul 19, 2010 · David Harold Blackwell was born April 24, 1919, in Centralia, Ill. His father, who had a fourth-grade education, worked for the railroad, and his grandfather ran a store. Dr. Blackwell taught ...