Persi Diaconis
Persi Warren Diaconis (; born January 31, 1945) is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Persi Diaconis Diaconis in 2010 BornJanuary 31, 1945 (age 81) New York City, US EducationCity College of New York (BS) Harvard University (MA, PhD) Known forFreedman–Diaconis rule SpouseSusan Holmes Scientific career FieldsMathematical statistics WorkplacesHarvard University Stanford University Doctoral advisor Dennis Arnold Hejhal Frederick Mosteller[1] Doctoral students Sourav Chatterjee Eduardo Engel Elizabeth Meckes Igor Pak Eric Rains Jeff Rosenthal Francis Su Elizabeth Wilmer Arif Zaman Persi Warren Diaconis (; born…
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