Meyer Dwass (April 9, 1923 – July 15, 1996) was an American mathematical statistician known for his contributions to applied probability. Dwass was a professor of statistics at Northwestern University.[1]

Meyer Dwass
Born(1923-04-09)April 9, 1923
DiedJuly 15, 1996(1996-07-15) (aged 73)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scientific career
FieldsProbability theory
Statistics
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Doctoral advisorWassilij Höffding

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Dwass attended George Washington University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1948. Under supervision of Wassilij Höffding, he earned a Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1952.

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  1. ^ "Collection: Meyer Dwass (1923-1996) Papers | Archival and Manuscript Collections".
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