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David Blackwell (b. April 24, 1919, Centralia, IL–d. July 8, 2010, Berkeley, CA) was the first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, the first black tenured faculty member at UC Berkeley, and the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He received degrees in mathematics from the University of Illinois. He did post-doctoral work as a fellow at Institute for Advanced Study in 1941. Seeking a professional position he was interviewed bu statistician Jerzy Neyman at University of California, Berkeley. Neyman supported his appointment but Blackwell was rejected because he was black. He taught at Southern University, Clark University, and Howard University. Eventually he was hired as a full professor in the newly created Statistics Department at UC Berkeley in 1955 and spent the rest of his career there until retiring in 1988.
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David Harold Blackwell April 24, 1919, Centralia, Illinois – July 8, 2010, Berkeley, California; first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, the first black tenured faculty member at UC Berkeley, and the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics; entered the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the intent to study elementary school mathematics and become a teacher. In 1938 he earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in 1939, and was awarded a PhD in mathematics in 1941 at the age of 22, all by the University of Illinois. Blackwell was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; post-doctoral studies as a fellow at Institute for Advanced Study in 1941, met John von Neumann; statistician Jerzy Neyman supported an appointment at UC Berkeley but he was rejected because he was black; taught at Southern University at Baton Rouge, Clark University, Howard University; spent his summers at RAND Corporation with Meyer A. Girshick; He took a position at the University of California, Berkeley as a visiting professor in 1954, and was hired as a full professor in the newly created Statistics Department in 1955, becoming the Statistics department chair in 1956. He spent the rest of his career at UC Berkeley, retiring in 1988, In 2018, UC Berkeley named an undergraduate residence hall in his honor. David Blackwell Hall opened in Fall 2018
Wikipedia article, David Blackwell (accessed April 3, 2019)
David Harold Blackwell April 24, 1919, Centralia, Illinois – July 8, 2010, Berkeley, California; first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, the first black tenured faculty member at UC Berkeley, and the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics; entered the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the intent to study elementary school mathematics and become a teacher. In 1938 he earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in 1939, and was awarded a PhD in mathematics in 1941 at the age of 22, all by the University of Illinois. Blackwell was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; post-doctoral studies as a fellow at Institute for Advanced Study in 1941, met John von Neumann; statistician Jerzy Neyman supported an appointment at UC Berkeley but he was rejected because he was black; taught at Southern University at Baton Rouge, Clark University, Howard University; spent his summers at RAND Corporation with Meyer A. Girshick; He took a position at the University of California, Berkeley as a visiting professor in 1954, and was hired as a full professor in the newly created Statistics Department in 1955, becoming the Statistics department chair in 1956. He spent the rest of his career at UC Berkeley, retiring in 1988, In 2018, UC Berkeley named an undergraduate residence hall in his honor. David Blackwell Hall opened in Fall 2018
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Exceptional black scientists collection 1971-1986 1980-1984
Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986, 1980-1984
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Exceptional black scientists collection 1971-1986 1980-1984
The CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Exceptional Black Scientists Collection is divided into two series: Infromation on Scientists and Distribution of Posters and video. There is biographical information on each of the fifteen scientists honored by CIBA-GEIGY as well as scientists who were considered but not selected for the poster award, including William T. Wright, surgeon and civil rights leader. Material about Ernest Crichlow, the portrait artist, is also included. Correspondence with individuals and organizations requesting copies of the posters and videotape produced by CIBA-GEIGY, shipping orders and a statistical analysis of those making requests comprise the remainder of the collection.
Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986, 1980-1984
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Blackwell, David, 1919-2010
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Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986 (bulk 1980-1984).
CIBA-GEIGY Corporation. Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986 (bulk 1980-1984).
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Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986 (bulk 1980-1984).
The CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Exceptional Black Scientists Collection is divided into two series: Information on Scientists and Distribution of Posters and video. There is biographical information on each of the fifteen scientists honored by CIBA-GEIGY as well as scientists who were considered but not selected for the poster award, including William T. Wright, surgeon and civil rights leader. Material about Ernest Crichlow, the portrait artist, is also included. Correspondence with individuals and organizations requesting copies of the posters and videotape produced by CIBA-GEIGY, shipping orders and a statistical analysis of those making requests comprise the remainder of the collection.
CIBA-GEIGY Corporation. Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986 (bulk 1980-1984).
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Blackwell, David, 1919-2010
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Frederick Mosteller Papers 1934-2005
Frederick Mosteller Papers, 1934-2005
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Frederick Mosteller Papers 1934-2005
A prolific and decorated scholar, a talented and hard-working administrator, and an encouraging and supportive mentor, Frederick Mosteller was one of the leading statisticians of the twentieth century. He wrote and edited over 50 books and published nearly 350 papers. He was instrumental in establishing the Statistics Department at Harvard University, where he taught and administered for over 50 years. Mosteller contributed to numerous studies in wide-ranging fields from social sciences to healthcare to education. His work was widely recognized and hailed as influential, both in its breadth and content. He was celebrated as both a scholar and leader in statistics. The Mosteller Papers are an important source for scholars in multiple disciplines, both for those interested in particular ground-breaking studies, and for those interested in the history of statistics and statistical methodology. The Mosteller Papers provide an interesting insight into the work of Frederick Mosteller. Including correspondence, manuscripts, printed matter, and awards and certificates, the collection is comprised of twenty linear feet of material from Mosteller’s professional life. The collection contains expansive records of Mosteller’s time at Harvard University, as a scholar, a teacher, and an administrator. It includes insight into his thoughts, his works, and his activities. Throughout his long and illustrative career, Mosteller collaborated with a wide variety of experts in diverse fields, and contributed to numerous committees and studies, both within academia and in a wider milieu, and the papers attest to that.
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