Pearson, E. S. (Egon Sharpe), 1895-1980
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Egon Sharpe Pearson (1895-1980), statistician, was born at Hampstead, London, on 11 August 1895, son of the biometrician Karl Pearson. He attended Dragon School, Oxford, and Winchester College before entering Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1920; M.A., 1924), where he studied mathematics. Pearson became a statistics lecturer in his father's department at University College London, and was appointed head of the statistics department, 1933, and professor, 1935. During the Second World War, he was seconded to the Ordnance Board. He was closely connected with the journal Biometrika, and was its editor for many years. Pearson retired from his London chair in 1960, and died at West Lavington, near Midhurst, Sussex, on 12 June 1980.
From the guide to the Egon Pearson: Cambridge lecture notes, 1914-1920, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
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| creatorOf | Egon Pearson: Cambridge lecture notes, 1914-1920 | Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Egon Pearson: Cambridge lecture notes, 1914-1920 | Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Frederick Mosteller Papers, 1934-2005 | American Philosophical Society | |
| creatorOf | Hammersley, J. M. (John Michael). Jerzy Neyman biographical material, 1975-1982. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Tukey, John W., 1915-2000. John W. Tukey Papers, 1937-2000 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | W. Edwards Deming Papers, 1795-1994, (bulk 1930-1993) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | Cambridge University |
| correspondedWith | Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993. |
| associatedWith | Egon Sharpe Pearson |
| associatedWith | Mosteller, Frederick, 1916-2006 |
| associatedWith | Tukey, John Wilder, 1915- |
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Birth 1895-08-11
Death 1980-06-12
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