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Memorial Page for John W. Tukey (née John Wilder Tukey)
Jun 16, 1915 – Jul 26, 2000(85 years)Died in:New Brunswick, Middlesex County
American mathematician
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John Tukey (* June 16, 1915 in New Bedford; † July 26, 2000 in New Brunswick) was an american mathematician. He was 85 years old. His education included Brown University and Princeton University. He received 7 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Wilks Memorial Award. His cause of death was infarction. He was buried at Princeton Cemetery.
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12 EventsBorn in New Bedford, Bristol County
1915Princeton University
1937until 1939
Princeton University
1939until 1985
Bell Labs
1945until 1985
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
1946Guggenheim Fellowship
1949Wilks Memorial Award
1965National Medal of Science
1973Shewhart Medal
1976IEEE Medal of Honor
1982Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1991Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex County (infarction)
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