William Schooling
British insurance expert and statistician
About William Schooling
Lived 1860 – 1936 (aged 75). William Schooling was a mathematician, statistician and insurance expert.
Sir William Schooling (16 December 1860 – 18 February 1936) was a British expert on insurance and statistics. He was named a CBE in the 1918 Birthday Honours and a KBE in 1920 for his work with the War Savings Committee.
Schooling was the editor of Bourne's Directory, a listing of British insurance companies, and the author of several books on insurance and on the history of the Hudson's Bay Company.
With Mark Barr, he also did pioneering work on the mathematics of the golden ratio.
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Who was William Schooling?
British insurance expert and statistician
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William Schooling was born on 16 December 1860.
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William Schooling died on 18 February 1936.
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William Schooling was a mathematician, statistician and insurance expert.
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