Bell, Charles B. Jr.
1928-2010 · Contribution: 1953-2010
Statistics and probability; nonparametric (distribution-free) statistics, stochastic processes, and measure theory
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Impact on the world
The first African American to earn both a master's and a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame (PhD 1953); published ~39 research papers and collaborated with David Blackwell on order statistics; served as an NSF program director for statistics (1975-76).
Life & background
African-American statistician born Aug 20, 1928 in New Orleans, LA. Graduated young from Xavier University; MS (1948) and PhD (1953), Notre Dame. Held professorships at Xavier, San Diego State, Tulane, and the University of Washington. Died 2010.
Sources
- MacTutor (St Andrews); Mathematicians of the African Diaspora; IMS obituary
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