Biography:Mortimer Spiegelman
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Short description: American statistician
Mortimer Spiegelman | |
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| Born | December 10, 1901 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 25, 1969 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Demography Public health Statistics |
| Institutions | American Public Health Association |
| Academic advisors | Louis I. Dublin Alfred J. Lotka[1] |
Mortimer Spiegelman (December 10, 1901 – March 25, 1969)[1] was an American statistician, actuary, and demographer whose research focused on the application of statistics to the field of public health.[2] He was Staff Statistician at the American Public Health Association (APHA) from 1967 until his death in 1969. He was a fellow of the APHA, the Society of Actuaries, and the American Statistical Association.[1] The APHA's Statistics Section has awarded the Mortimer Spiegelman Award in his honor since 1970. The annual award is given to a distinguished public health statistician under the age of 40.[3][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kiser, Clyde V. (October 1970). "Mortimer Spiegelman's Contributions to Public Health Statistics" (in en). The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly 48 (4): 11–14. doi:10.2307/3349342. ISSN 0026-3745. PMID 4925523.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Awards". https://www.apha.org/apha-communities/member-sections/applied-public-health-statistics/who-we-are/awards.
- ↑ "2018 Mortimer Spiegelman Award: Call for Nominations" (in en-US). https://spiegelmanaward.github.io/.
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