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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 90,745 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Aitken is the 813th most popular mathematician, the 77th most popular biography from New Zealand and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Alexander Aitken ranks 813 out of 823. Before him are Anatoly Maltsev, Horace Lamb, Cleve Moler, Radhanath Sikdar, Barry Mazur, and Mark Kac. After him are Heinz Prüfer, Kenneth Appel, Yury Osipov, Elwyn Berlekamp, Volker Strassen, and Curtis T. McMullen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Alexander Aitken ranks 244. Before him are Florence Vidor, Evripidis Bakirtzis, John Ainsworth-Davis, Milton Margai, Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, and Morris Kirksey. After him are Alberta Hunter, Edward Brophy, István Barta, Margaret Livingston, Yakima Canutt, and Yellapragada Subbarow. Among people deceased in 1967, Alexander Aitken ranks 236. Before him are Reginald Denny, Edward Givens, Anatoly Maltsev, Sig Ruman, Simo Puupponen, and Jobyna Ralston. After him are John Masefield, Lewis H. Brereton, Robert Daniel Carmichael, Nelson Eddy, Frederick E. Morgan, and Carl Kempe.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Alexander Aitken ranks 77 out of 248. Before him are Hugh Walpole (1884), Keith Park (1892), Neroli Fairhall (1944), John Gorton (1911), Geoff Murphy (1938), and Antony Starr (1975). After him are Anand Satyanand (1944), Walter Buller (1838), Juliet Mitchell (1940), Jack Lovelock (1910), Tūheitia Paki (1955), and Graeme Revell (1955).

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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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