Janos Galambos
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Janos Galambos is a mathematician affiliated with Temple University
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dr. Galambos works on probability theory, number theory, statistics, and many other sub-specialties,
and has published hundreds of papers and many books.
Galambos earned his Ph.D. in 1963 from Eötvös Loránd University, under the supervision of Alfréd Rényi
.
In 1993 he was elected external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
,
and in 2001 he became a corresponding member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering.
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dr. Galambos works on probability theory, number theory, statistics, and many other sub-specialties,
and has published hundreds of papers and many books.
Galambos earned his Ph.D. in 1963 from Eötvös Loránd University, under the supervision of Alfréd Rényi
Alfréd Rényi
Alfréd Rényi was a Hungarian mathematician who made contributions in combinatorics, graph theory, number theory but mostly in probability theory.-Life:...
.
In 1993 he was elected external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
,
and in 2001 he became a corresponding member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering.
Selected books
- The Asymptotic Theory of Extreme Order Statistics, John Wiley, New York, 1978.
- Advanced ProbabilityProbabilityProbability is ordinarily used to describe an attitude of mind towards some proposition of whose truth we arenot certain. The proposition of interest is usually of the form "Will a specific event occur?" The attitude of mind is of the form "How certain are we that the event will occur?" The...
Theory, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1988. - Bonferroni-type Inequalities with Applications, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1996.
External links
- Janos Galambos in the Oberwolfach Photo CollectionMathematical Research Institute of OberwolfachThe Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach in Oberwolfach, Germany, was founded by mathematician Wilhelm Süss in 1944...