John Aston

British statistician, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Home Office, and Professor of Statistics, Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Person human Q91907795
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John Aston

Summary

John Aston is a human[1]. He worked as a statistician[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • John Aston held citizenship in United Kingdom[4].
  • John Aston worked as a statistician[2].
  • John Aston held the position of president of the Royal Statistical Society[5].
  • Among John Aston's employers was University of Cambridge[6].
  • John Aston's doctoral advisor was Roger N. Gunn[7].
  • John Aston's doctoral advisor was Keith J. Worsley[8].
  • John Aston received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9].
  • John Aston received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • John Aston was a member of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies[11].
  • John Aston was a member of American Statistical Association[12].
  • John Aston is recorded as male[13].
  • John Aston's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Aston supervised Jyh-Ying Michael Peng as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Aston supervised Giorgos Minas as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Aston supervised Christopher F. H. Nam as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Aston supervised Yan Zhou as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Aston supervised Nathaniel Shiers as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Aston supervised Adam J Hall as a doctoral student[20].
  • John Aston supervised Adam B Kashlak as a doctoral student[21].
  • John Aston's family name is recorded as Aston[22].
  • John Aston's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Aston's given name is recorded as A.[24].
  • John Aston's given name is recorded as D.[25].
  • John Aston's described at URL is recorded as http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~jada2/[26].
  • John Aston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Education

Doctoral advisors include Roger N. Gunn[7], a researcher[28], b. 1970[29], of United Kingdom[30] and Keith J. Worsley[8], a statistician[31], 1951–2009[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[34].

Career and Affiliations

John Aston worked as a statistician[2]. Among his employers was University of Cambridge[6]. He held the position of president of the Royal Statistical Society[5]. Doctoral students include Jyh-Ying Michael Peng[15]; Giorgos Minas[16], a statistician[35]; Christopher F. H. Nam[17]; Yan Zhou[18]; Nathaniel Shiers[19], a statistician[36]; and Adam J Hall[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9], a statistics award[37] and Fellow of the Royal Society[10], a fellowship award[38], in United Kingdom[39].

Why It Matters

John Aston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What did John Aston do for work?

John Aston worked as statistician[2].

What awards did John Aston receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[9] and Fellow of the Royal Society[10].

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  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Position held → president of the Royal Statistical Society
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