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Burton Singer

American interdisciplinary epidemiologist, statistician and public health academic (1938–2026)
Person human Q89866038

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
1938
Date of death
February 15, 2026
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
university teacher, bioinformatician, epidemiologist, statistician
Employer
Columbia University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Florida[16][17][18][19]
Field of work
economics, statistics, econometrics, epidemiology, public health, ecology, demography[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Educated at
Stanford University[20]
Award received
Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Guggenheim Fellowship[22][23]
Doctoral advisor
Samuel Karlin[21]
Doctoral student
Rebecca Katz, Thomas A. Louis, Paul Tobias, Halina Frydman, Thomas DiPrete, Anne Cross, Tatsu Kakuma, Marcia Castro, Dolores Aceveido-Garcia, Susan Cassels, Lauren Hale, Taniecia Arceneaux, Roberto Chuit[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[45]
Described by source
Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines[44]
Family name
Singer[41]
Given name
Burton, Herbert[42][43]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[46]
Member of
American Statistical Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences[24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Burton Herbert Singer en Burton H Singer en Burton Singer cs Burton H. Singer
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000083807723
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5295-5971
VIAF cluster ID
49297240
Library of Congress authority ID
n79022275
GND ID
170125769
BIBSYS ID
90276252, 90814519
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12339036r
CANTIC ID
981058515254906706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12100722
CiNii Research ID
1980586434768941965
DDB person (GND) ID
170125769
Google Scholar author ID
zOVMj64AAAAJ
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Guggenheim fellows ID
burton-h-singer
IdRef ID
032342284
MR Author ID
201068
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
85654
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03444612
NL CR AUT ID
vse20221166714
NUKAT ID
n2011042646
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007446906005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9814147019705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071690832, 22585760X
Parsifal cluster ID
13980
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
123988
RERO ID (legacy)
A026791492
ResearchGate profile ID
Burton-Singer
SHARE Catalogue author ID
124813
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515254906706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jcw8uthx
Yale LUX ID
person/0661cd4e-9291-4659-a5ce-851e6a3ed865
ZbMATH author ID
singer.burton-h

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Summary

Burton Singer was born in 1938[1] in Chicago[2]. He died on February 15, 2026[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], bioinformatician[5], epidemiologist[6], and statistician[7].

FAQs

Where was Burton Singer born?

Burton Singer was born in Chicago[2].

What did Burton Singer do for work?

Burton Singer worked as a university teacher[4], bioinformatician[5], epidemiologist[6], and statistician[7].

Where did Burton Singer go to school?

Burton Singer was educated at Stanford University[20].

What awards did Burton Singer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[22] and Guggenheim Fellowship[23].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [40] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  36. [24] ↑ . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [25] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [26] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [1] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [3] ↑ . Burton H. Singer (1938–2026): A legacy across disciplines. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CiNii Research ID → 1980586434768941965
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  2. 7w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Burton, Herbert
    GND ID → 170125769
    Member of → American Statistical Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
    Field of work → economics, statistics, econometrics +4
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  3. 11w ago · Stitchbird2 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American interdisciplinary epidemiologist, statistician and public health academ
    Occupation → university teacher, bioinformatician, epidemiologist +1
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  4. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google Scholar author ID → zOVMj64AAAAJ
    Mathematics Genealogy Project ID → 85654
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    VIAF cluster ID → 49297240
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