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Science & Medicine

William Feller

Who

William Feller · Science & Medicine

What

Probability theory; author of the classic two-volume treatise

When

1906, Zagreb, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) — 1970, New York City, USA

Where

Croatia · Germany · United States

Biography

William Feller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Probability theory; author of the classic two-volume treatise

How & why

William Feller was a foundational figure in modern probability theory, best known for his classic two-volume treatise 'An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications', which shaped how generations learned the subject. He fled Nazi Germany in 1933 after refusing to sign a Nazi oath and settled in the United States. He was of partial Jewish ancestry: his paternal grandfather was a Polish Jew who had converted to Catholicism.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

Probability theory; author of the classic two-volume treatise

1906

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics