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Wilfrid Kendall

b. 1954

British statistics professor

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About Wilfrid Kendall

Born 1954. Wilfrid Kendall is a British statistician, university teacher and mathematician.

Wilfrid S. Kendall is professor of statistics at the University of Warwick. He earned a DPhil in probability theory from the University of Oxford in 1979, authored or edited 5 books, published around 100 scientific articles in theoretical and applied probability and has been the president of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability (2013-2015). He is founding co-director of the UK Academy for PhD Training in Statistics (established in 2007), which each year provides training for around 90 first-year Statistics PhD students from the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Kendall is the son of fellow statistician, the late David George Kendall and the brother of television journalist Bridget Kendall.

Books Sung Nok Chiu, Dietrich Stoyan, Wilfrid S. Kendall, Joseph Mecke (2013). Stochastic geometry and its applications. 3rd edition, Wiley.

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Education
University of Warwick, University of Oxford
Employers
University of Warwick, University of Strathclyde, University of Hull
Awards
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Also known as
Wilfrid S. Kendall

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Wilfrid Kendall?

British statistics professor

When was Wilfrid Kendall born?

Wilfrid Kendall was born on 5 November 1954 in Oxford.

What is Wilfrid Kendall's occupation?

Wilfrid Kendall is a statistician, university teacher and mathematician.

What nationality is Wilfrid Kendall?

Wilfrid Kendall is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wilfrid Kendall

· Wikidata: Q17020406

· DBpedia: Wilfrid Kendall

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