MATHEMATICIAN

Alexander Aitken

1895 - 1967

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Alexander Craig "Alec" Aitken (1 April 1895 – 3 November 1967) was one of New Zealand's most eminent mathematicians. In a 1935 paper he introduced the concept of generalized least squares, along with now standard vector/matrix notation for the linear regression model. Another influential paper co-authored with his student Harold Silverstone established the lower bound on the variance of an estimator, now known as Cramér–Rao bound. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Aitken has received more than 95,903 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Aitken is the 937th most popular mathematician (down from 810th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 77th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Alexander Aitken ranks 937 out of 1,004. Before him are James Maynard, Alexander Beilinson, Artur Avila, Ormond Stone, David Singmaster, and Graham Higman. After him are Émile Léonard Mathieu, Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Yakov Eliashberg, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Carl Pomerance, and Andrew M. Gleason.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Alexander Aitken ranks 298. Before him are Lancelot Hogben, Ernie Collett, Michael Arlen, Lorenz Hart, Katsutoshi Naito, and Alice Lake. After him are Adam Papée, Louise Fazenda, William Boyd, Yellapragada Subbarow, Sylvia Lance Harper, and Wanda Hawley. Among people deceased in 1967, Alexander Aitken ranks 273. Before him are Nathaniel Cartmell, Joe Meek, Art Langley, Anders Hylander, Carl Kempe, and Alice Lake. After him are Grace Cunard, Kaaren Verne, Elmer McCollum, George E. Stone, Georges Vanier, and Harry Hines Woodring.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Alexander Aitken ranks 104 out of 303. Before him are Lucky Diamond Rich (1971), Dan Carter (1982), John Hunter (1943), Onny Parun (1947), Tūheitia Paki (1955), and Peter Arnett (1934). After him are Tony Hurt (1946), Mike Moore (1949), Catherine Tizard (1931), Callan Mulvey (1975), Richard Pearse (1877), and Winston Peters (1945).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In New Zealand

Among mathematicians born in New Zealand, Alexander Aitken ranks 3. Before him are Roy Kerr (1934), and Vaughan Jones (1952).

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