Harald Cramér Scientist

Harald Cramér (Swedish: [kraˈmeːr]; 25 September 1893 – 5 October 1985) was a Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician, specializing in mathematical statistics and probabilistic number theory. He was once described by John Kingman as "one of the giants of statistical theory".

Personal facts

Birth date	September 25, 1893
Birth place	Stockholm , Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Date of death	October 05, 1985
Place of death	Stockholm , Sweden
Residence	Sweden
Education	Stockholm University
Known for	Cramér's conjecture Cramér's V Cramér–Wold theorem Cramér–von Mises criterion Cramér–Rao bound Rate function

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Scientist

awards	Guy Medal
doctoral advisor	Marcel Riesz
doctoral student	Herman Wold Ulf Grenander Chung Kai-lai
Field of study	Number theory Probability theory Statistics