International Statistical Institute

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International Statistical Institute

ORGANIZATION

Established 1885, with roots going back to 1853.

Official Website:
http://isi.cbs.nl/

Founding Date:
1885

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Maurice Allais Economist 31-May-1911 9-Oct-2010 Monopoly pricing and the Allais effect

David H. Blackwell Mathematician 24-Apr-1919 8-Jul-2010 Bayesian statistics

W. Edwards Deming Mathematician 14-Oct-1900 20-Dec-1993 Quality Control guru

Bruno de Finetti Mathematician 13-Jun-1906 20-Jul-1985 Subjective probability

Maurice Fréchet Mathematician 2-Sep-1878 4-Jun-1973 Fréchet differential

Simon Kuznets Economist 30-Apr-1901 8-Jul-1985 National Income and Its Composition

Wassily Leontief Economist 5-Aug-1906 5-Feb-1999 Structure of the American Economy

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