Frederick Mosteller

1916 - 2006

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Princeton University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Schenley High School

occupation: statistician, university teacher, mathematician

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Wilks Memorial Award, Fellow of the American Statistical Association, R. A. Fisher Lectureship, Surgeon General's Medallion, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

position held: chairperson, president

student of: Edwin G. Olds

Charles Frederick Mosteller (December 24, 1916 – July 23, 2006) was an American mathematician, considered one of the most eminent statisticians of the 20th century. He was the founding chairman of Harvard's statistics department from 1957 to 1971, and served as the president of several professional bodies including the Psychometric Society, the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Statistical Institute. Source: Wikipedia (en)