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Herbert Robbins

Who

Herbert Robbins · Science & Medicine

What

Statistics; the Robbins-Monro stochastic approximation

When

1915, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States — 2001, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Herbert Robbins is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Statistics; the Robbins-Monro stochastic approximation

How & why

Herbert Robbins was an American mathematician and statistician who co-founded major areas of modern statistics, including the Robbins-Monro stochastic approximation algorithm, empirical Bayes methods, and sequential analysis; he also co-wrote the classic 'What Is Mathematics?' with Richard Courant. His mother, Celia Klemansky, was Jewish; he was of Jewish descent.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

Statistics; the Robbins-Monro stochastic approximation

1915

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics