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Herbert Robbins
Herbert Ellis Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001).
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National Academy of Sciences Member
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Statements about
Herbert Robbins
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
Mathematician
Statistician
University Teacher
Date of Birth
1/12/1915
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1915
Date of Death
2/12/2001
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
2001
Place of Death
Princeton
Country of Citizenship
United States
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1952)
Point in Time
:
1952
Honorary Doctor of Purdue University
(1974)
Point in Time
:
1974
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
(1948)
Point in Time
:
1948
Educated At
Harvard University
(1931 - 1938)
Start Time
:
1931
End Time
:
1938
Given Name
Herbert
Member Of
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
(1948 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Start Time
:
1948
Place of Birth
New Castle
Doctoral Advisor
Hassler Whitney
Field of Work
Probability Theory
Bayesian Inference
Stochastic
Mathematics
Statistics
Employer
11 items
New York University
(1939 - 1942)
Start Time
:
1939
End Time
:
1942
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(1946 - 1952)
Start Time
:
1946
End Time
:
1952
Institute for Advanced Study
(1938 - 1939)
Start Time
:
1938
End Time
:
1939
United States Navy Reserve
(1942 - 1946)
Start Time
:
1942
End Time
:
1946
Institute for Advanced Study
(1952 - 1954)
Start Time
:
1952
End Time
:
1954
Columbia University
(1954 - 1966)
Start Time
:
1954
End Time
:
1966
University of Michigan
(1966 - 1968)
Start Time
:
1966
End Time
:
1968
Columbia University
(1968 - 1975)
Start Time
:
1968
End Time
:
1975
Imperial College London
(1975 - 1976)
Start Time
:
1975
End Time
:
1976
Columbia University
(1976 - 1985)
Start Time
:
1976
End Time
:
1985
Rutgers University
(1985 - 1997)
Start Time
:
1985
End Time
:
1997
Family Name
Robbins
Place of Burial
Princeton Cemetery
Burial Plot Reference
:
Sec 4 Bloc 07 Lot 031
Coordinate Location
:
40.3555°N 74.6605°W
Notable Work
What Is Mathematics?
Robbins Algebra
Academic Thesis
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Cause of Death
:
Esophageal Cancer
Position Held
Chairperson
(1966 - 1967)
Replaces
:
Herbert Solomon
Replaced By
:
Ted Harris
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Start Time
:
1966
End Time
:
1967
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Hsu–Robbins–Erdős Theorem
Robbins Lemma
Robbins' Problem
Stochastic Gradient Descent
On the Classification of the Maps of a 2-Complex Into a Space
URL
:
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Publication Date
:
1938
Robbins' Theorem
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