Johannes Henricus Bernardus Kemperman (July 16, 1924 – June 13, 2011) was a Dutch mathematician. He taught at the University of Rochester for 25 years, and also worked at Purdue University and Rutgers University for ten years, each.[1]
Johannes Kemperman | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1924 |
| Died | June 13, 2011 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Statistics |
| Institutions | University of Rochester Purdue University Rutgers University |
| Doctoral advisor | David van Dantzig |
| Doctoral students | |
Born in Amsterdam, he received his education from the University of Amsterdam.[2]
Selected publications
edit- Kemperman, J. H. B. (1969). "On the optimum rate of transmitting information". Probability and Information Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics. Vol. 89. pp. 126–169. doi:10.1007/BFb0079123. ISBN 978-3-540-04608-0.
- Kemperman, J. H. B. (1963). "A Wiener–Hopf Type Method for a General Random Walk with a Two-Sided Boundary". Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 34 (4): 1168–1193. doi:10.1214/aoms/1177703855. JSTOR 2238330.
- Kemperman, J. H. B. (1960). "On small sumsets in an abelian group". Acta Mathematica. 103 (1–2): 63–88. doi:10.1007/BF02546525.
References
edit- ^ "Obituary: Johannes Kemperman, 1924–2011". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Naus, Joseph I. (2000). "A conversation with Johannes H. B. Kemperman". Statist. Sci. 15 (4): 396–408. doi:10.1214/ss/1009213005.