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Memorial Page for George Box (née George Edward Pelham Box)
Oct 18, 1919 – Mar 28, 2013(93 years)Died in:Madison, Dane County
British statistician
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George E. P. Box (* October 18, 1919 in Gravesend; † March 28, 2013 in Madison) was a british statistician. He was 93 years old. He was married to Joan Fisher Box. His education included University College London, University of London and Gravesend Grammar School. He received 9 awards, including Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Fellow of the American Statistical Association. He was buried at Natural Path Sanctuary.
Life Events
17 EventsBorn in Gravesend, England
1919Royal Engineers
1939until 1945
University College London
1945until 1953
Imperial Chemical Industries
1946until 1957
North Carolina State University
1953until 1954
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
1955Fellow of the American Statistical Association
1955Princeton University
1957until 1960
Married Joan Fisher Box
1959until 1982
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1960until 1992
Guy Medal in Silver
1964Wilks Memorial Award
1972Fellow of the Royal Society
1985Guggenheim Fellowship
1990Guy Medal in Gold
1993honorary doctorate from CNAM
2000Died in Madison, Dane County
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George Box (née George Edward Pelham Box). Forever remembered.