Ya'acov Ritov

Israeli statistician
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Ya'acov Ritov

Summary

Ya'acov Ritov is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jerusalem[2]. He was born on 1951[3]. He worked as a statistician[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Ya'acov Ritov was born in Jerusalem[2].
  • Ya'acov Ritov was born on 1951[3].
  • Ya'acov Ritov held citizenship in Israel[6].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's professions included statistician[4].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Ya'acov Ritov was employed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem[7].
  • Ya'acov Ritov was employed by University of Michigan[8].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's education included a stint at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[9].
  • Ya'acov Ritov was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[10].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's doctoral advisor was Peter J. Bickel[11].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's doctoral advisor was Joseph A. Yahav[12].
  • A notable student of Ya'acov Ritov was Song Song[13].
  • Ya'acov Ritov received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[14].
  • Ya'acov Ritov was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].
  • Ya'acov Ritov is recorded as male[16].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ya'acov Ritov supervised Alon Kaufman as a doctoral student[18].
  • Ya'acov Ritov supervised Nhat Ho as a doctoral student[19].
  • Ya'acov Ritov earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].
  • Ya'acov Ritov's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Ya'acov Ritov's place of birth was Jerusalem[2]. He was born on 1951[3].

Education

Educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[9], a university[22], in Israel[23], founded in 1918[24], headquartered in Jerusalem[25] and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[10], a university[26], in Israel[27], founded in 1924[28], headquartered in Haifa[29]. Doctoral advisors include Peter J. Bickel[11], a statistician[30], b. 1940[31], of United States[32], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[33], specialised in statistics[34] and Joseph A. Yahav[12], a statistician[35], 1935–2016[36], of Israel[37], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[38]. Ya'acov Ritov earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include Hebrew University of Jerusalem[7], a university[39], in Israel[40], founded in 1918[41], headquartered in Jerusalem[42] and University of Michigan[8], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1817[45], headquartered in Ann Arbor[46]. A notable student of Ya'acov Ritov was Song Song[13]. Doctoral students include Alon Kaufman[18] and Nhat Ho[19], a computer scientist[47].

Recognition

Ya'acov Ritov received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[14].

FAQs

Where was Ya'acov Ritov born?

Ya'acov Ritov's place of birth was Jerusalem[2].

What did Ya'acov Ritov do for work?

Ya'acov Ritov worked as statistician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Ya'acov Ritov go to school?

Ya'acov Ritov was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[9] and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Ya'acov Ritov receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . IEEE Xplore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . IEEE Xplore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . mathscinet.ams.org. Retrieved . mathscinet.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . IEEE Xplore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . IEEE Xplore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . IEEE Xplore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Student Song Song
    Academic degree Doctor of Philosophy
    Country of citizenship Israel
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