Hubert Lilliefors

American statistician (1928–2008)

Hubert Whitman Lilliefors (June 14, 1928 – February 23, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland) was an American statistician, noted for his introduction of the Lilliefors test.

Lilliefors received a BA in mathematics from George Washington University in 1952[1] and his PhD at the George Washington University in 1964 under the supervision of Solomon Kullback. At the same university, he was a professor of statistics for 39 years. In the 1970s he participated in the randomizing process for the US military draft.[2]

A memorial session in his honor was held at the Joint Statistical Meetings in August 2009 in Washington, D.C.

References

  1. ^ "Herbert W. Lilliefors". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, MI. June 16, 1952. p. 13. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Capsules for Draft Are Stuffed". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, AL. February 1, 1972. p. 14. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • Obituary: Hubert Lilliefors. April 2008 Amtat News, p34.
  • Abstract – #303207 Hubert Lilliefors Memorial Session Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. JSM 2009 Online preliminary program
  • Hubert Lilliefors at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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