Gustav Elfving Scientist

Erik Gustav Elfving (June 25, 1908 – March 25, 1984) was a Finnish mathematician and statistician. In statistics, he wrote pioneering papers about the optimal design of experiments. He made other notable contributions to the mathematical sciences and to Finnish universities.

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Alias (AKA)	Elfving Gustav
Birth date	June 25, 1908
Birth place	Finland , Helsinki
Nationality	Finland
Date of death	March 25, 1984
Place of death	Finland , Helsinki
Residence	Finland
Education	University of Helsinki

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Scientist

awards	International Statistical Institute Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Institute of Mathematical Statistics
doctoral advisor	Rolf Nevanlinna
doctoral student	Anders Ekholm Elja Arjas Johan Fellman Pentti Suomela
Field of study	Probability theory Statistics