Leopold Karl Schmetterer (8 November 1919 in

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– 23 August 2004 in Gols) was an Austrian mathematician working on analysis, probability, and statistics.

Decorations and awards

* 1973:

Fellow of the American Statistical Association Like many other academic professional societies, the American Statistical Association (ASA) uses the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association as its highest honorary grade of membership. The designation of ASA Fellow has been a sign ...

* 1975:

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National C ...

* 1976: Science Award of the City of Vienna * 1981: Austrian State Prize for Science Policy (Ludwig Boltzmann Prize) * 1984: Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the

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* 1969: Gibble award

References

* * Friedrich Pukelsheim:
Leopold Schmetterer 8.11.1919–24.8.2004
', Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2004, 317–320. * Mathematicians from Vienna 1919 births 2004 deaths Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Recipients of the Austrian State Prize Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin Fellows of the American Statistical Association Probability Theory and Related Fields editors {{Austria-bio-stub