Patrick Paul Billingsley (May 3, 1925 â€" April 22, 2011) was an
American mathematician and stage and screen actor, noted for his books
in advanced probability theory and statistics. He was born and raised
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduated from the United States
Naval Academy in 1946.After earning a Ph.D. in mathematics at
Princeton University in 1955, he was attached to the NSA until his
discharge from the Navy in 1957. In 1958 he became a professor of
mathematics and statistics at the University of Chicago, where he
served as chair of the Department of Statistics from 1980 to 1983, and
retired in 1994. In 1964â€"65 he was a Fulbright Fellow and visiting
professor at the University of Copenhagen. In 1971â€"72 he was a
Guggenheim Fellow and visiting professor at the University of
Cambridge (Peterhouse). From 1976 to 1979 he edited the Annals of
Probability. In 1983 he was president of the Institute of Mathematical
Statistics. He was given the Lester R. Ford Award for his article
"Prime Numbers and Brownian Motion." He was elected a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986.He starred in a number
of plays at Court Theatre and Body Politic Theatre in Chicago and
appeared in at least nine films.In Young Men and Fire, fellow
University of Chicago professor Norman Maclean wrote about Billingsley
that "he is a distinguished statistician and one of the best amateur
actors I have ever seen".
American mathematician and stage and screen actor, noted for his books
in advanced probability theory and statistics. He was born and raised
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduated from the United States
Naval Academy in 1946.After earning a Ph.D. in mathematics at
Princeton University in 1955, he was attached to the NSA until his
discharge from the Navy in 1957. In 1958 he became a professor of
mathematics and statistics at the University of Chicago, where he
served as chair of the Department of Statistics from 1980 to 1983, and
retired in 1994. In 1964â€"65 he was a Fulbright Fellow and visiting
professor at the University of Copenhagen. In 1971â€"72 he was a
Guggenheim Fellow and visiting professor at the University of
Cambridge (Peterhouse). From 1976 to 1979 he edited the Annals of
Probability. In 1983 he was president of the Institute of Mathematical
Statistics. He was given the Lester R. Ford Award for his article
"Prime Numbers and Brownian Motion." He was elected a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986.He starred in a number
of plays at Court Theatre and Body Politic Theatre in Chicago and
appeared in at least nine films.In Young Men and Fire, fellow
University of Chicago professor Norman Maclean wrote about Billingsley
that "he is a distinguished statistician and one of the best amateur
actors I have ever seen".
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