István Vincze (mathematician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

István Vincze (mathematician)

mathematician

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1912

Place of Birth: Szeged, Csongrád County, Hungary

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1999

Profession: mathematician, statistician

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

István Vincze ((1912-02-26)February 26, 1912 – (1999-04-18)April 18, 1999 ) was a Hungarian mathematician, known for his contributions to number theory, non-parametric statistics, empirical distribution, Cramér–Rao inequality, and information theory.
Considered by many, as an expert in theoretical and applied statistics, he was the founder of the Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy, and was the Head of the Statistics Department.
He also held the post of professor at Eötvös Loránd University.
He wrote over 100 academic papers, authored 10 books, and was a speaker at several conferences, including the Berkeley Symposiums in 1960, 1965, and 1970.
He received honors and awards like the Hungarian State Prize and Grauss Ehrenplakette in 1966 and 1978 respectively.