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Karl Pearson | |
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 Karl Pearson (né Carl Pearson) | |
| Born | 27 March 1857 |
| Died | 27 April 1936 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Heidelberg |
| Known for | Pearson distribution Pearson's r Pearson's chi-squared test Phi coefficient |
| Awards | Darwin Medal (1898) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Lawyer, eugenicist, mathematician and statistician (mainly the latter) |
| Institutions | University College London King's College, Cambridge |
| Influences | Francis Galton |
Karl Pearson FRS (27 March 1857 – 27 April 1936) was an influential English mathematician.[1][2] He helped establish the discipline of mathematical statistics.[3] "Carl Pearson" became "Karl Pearson" by accident when he enrolled at the University of Heidelberg in 1879. They changed the spelling. He used both versions of his name until 1884 when he finally adopted Karl.[4] Eventually he became known as "KP".
In 1911 he founded the world's first university statistics department at University College London. He was a proponent of eugenics, and a protégé and biographer of Sir Francis Galton.
A conference was held in London on 23 March 2007, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth.[3]
- ↑ ^ Yule G.U. & Filon L.N.G. 1936. Karl Pearson. 1857-1936. Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 2 (5): 72. [1][permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Library and Archive catalogue". Sackler Digital Archive. Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Karl Pearson sesquicentenary conference". Royal Statistical Society. 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ Porter, Theodore M. 2004. Karl Pearson: the scientific life in a statistical age. Princeton University Press. pg.78