Meyer Dwass

Born|

New Haven, Connecticut

Died| July 15, 1996(1996-07-15) (aged 73)

Broadview, Illinois

Nationality| American
Alma mater| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scientific career
Fields| Probability theory
Statistics
Institutions| Northwestern University
Doctoral advisor| Wassilij Höffding

Meyer Dwass (April 9, 1923 – July 15, 1996) was an American mathematical statistician known for his contributions to applied probability. Dwass was a professor of statistics at Northwestern University.[1]

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Dwass attended George Washington University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1948. Under supervision of Wassilij Höffding, he earned a Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1952.

## References

1. ↑ "Collection: Meyer Dwass (1923-1996) Papers | Archival and Manuscript Collections". http://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/catalog/inu-ead-nua-archon-548.

## External links

* Meyer Dwass at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

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