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Jacob Wolfowitz | |
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![]() Wolfowitz in 1970 (photo courtesy of MFO) | |
Born | March 19, 1910 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | July 16, 1981 (aged 71) Tampa, Florida, United States |
Nationality | American |
Education | City University of New York |
Known for | Wald–Wolfowitz runs test |
Spouse | Lillian Dundes |
Children | Laura W. Sachs, Paul Wolfowitz |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics |
Institutions | University of South Florida |
Doctoral advisor | Donald Flanders |
Doctoral students | Albert H. Bowker |
Jacob Wolfowitz (March 19, 1910 – July 16, 1981) was a Polish-born American Jewish statistician and Shannon Award-winning information theorist. He was the father of former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz.