Harald Cramér

Swedish mathematician and statistician

Harald Cramér - Swedish mathematician and statistician
Born

September 25th, 1893
131 years ago

Died

1985
40 years ago — 92 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Sweden

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Contributed significantly to the fields of probability theory and statistics. Developed the Cramér-Rao bound, a fundamental concept in estimation theory. Cramér also worked on the theory of statistical methods and played a crucial role in advancing the application of mathematical statistics. His work included contributions to stochastic processes and limit theorems, including the Cramér-Wold theorem. In addition, he authored several influential textbooks that have been widely used in the study of probability and statistics.

Developed the Cramér-Rao bound

Contributed to the Cramér-Wold theorem

Authored influential textbooks on statistics

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