Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
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Summary
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was born in Hoovina Hadagali[1]. He died in Amherst[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], and economist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,258 views/month, #7,070 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: British Raj[8], Dominion of India[9], India[10], United States[11]
- Field of work: mathematical statistics[12], mathematics[13], statistics[14], econometrics[15]
- Position held: director[16], chairperson[17]
- Employer: University at Buffalo[18], Pennsylvania State University[19], Indian Statistical Institute[20], Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology[21], University of Pittsburgh[22]
- Educated at: University of Calcutta[23], Andhra University[24], Indian Statistical Institute[25], King's College[26], University of Cambridge[27], Mrs. A.V.N. College[28]
- Doctoral advisor: Ronald Fisher[29]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[30], Wilks Memorial Award[31], Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[32], National Medal of Science[33], India Science Award[34], Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering[35], Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[36], Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal[37], Fellow of the Econometric Society[38], Guy Medal in Gold[39], Guy Medal in Silver[40], honorary doctor of the University of Brasília[41], honorary doctor from the NOVA University Lisbon[42], honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta[43]
- Sex or gender: male[44]
- Doctoral student: Kalyanapuram Rangachari Parthasarathy[45], U. S. R. Murty[46], T. E. S. Raghavan[47], Sreenivasa Rao Jammalamadaka[48], Ravindra Khattree[49], Yuehua Wu[50], Dabeeru C. Rao[51], Thiruvenkatachari Parthasarathy[52], Debabrata Basu[53], Dronamraju Krishna Rao[54], Ram Prakash Gupta[55], I. M. Chakravarti[56], Pramod K. Pathak[57], Shyamal Das Peddada[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao include Cramér–Rao bound[59], an inequation[60] and Rao–Blackwell theorem[61].
Why It Matters
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He is credited with the discovery of Cramér–Rao bound[64], an inequation[65] and Score test[66], a statistical test[67]. Entities named for him include Cramér–Rao bound[59], an inequation[60] and Rao–Blackwell theorem[61].
His notable doctoral advisees include Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan[68], a mathematician[69], b. 1940[70], of India[71], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[72], specialised in probability theory[73]; Kalyanapuram Rangachari Parthasarathy[74], a mathematician[75], 1936–2023[76], of India[77], awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[78], specialised in probability theory[79]; Veeravalli S. Varadarajan[80], a mathematician[81], 1937–2019[82], of United States[83], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[84], specialised in mathematics[85]; and Debabrata Basu[86], a mathematician[87], 1924–2001[88], of India[89], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[90].
FAQs
Where was Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao born?
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao's place of birth was Hoovina Hadagali[1].
Where did Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao die?
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao passed away in Amherst[2].
What did Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao do for work?
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], and economist[6].
Where did Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao go to school?
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was educated at University of Calcutta[23], Andhra University[24], Indian Statistical Institute[25], and King's College[26].
What awards did Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[30], Wilks Memorial Award[31], Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[32], and National Medal of Science[33].
What did Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao discover?
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao is credited as discoverer of Cramér–Rao bound[64] and Score test[66].