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W. Allen Wallis
American economist (1912–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilson Allen Wallis (November 5, 1912 – October 12, 1998) was an American economist and statistician who served as president of the University of Rochester.[3] He is best known for the Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance, which is named after him and William Kruskal.
Quick Facts 2nd Chancellor of the University of Rochester, Preceded by ...
W. Allen Wallis | |
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2nd Chancellor of the University of Rochester | |
In office 1970–1982 | |
Preceded by | Ira Harris |
1st CEO of the University of Rochester | |
In office 1970–1975 | |
Succeeded by | Robert L. Sproull |
6th President of the University of Rochester | |
In office 1962–1970 | |
Preceded by | Cornelis W. de Kiewiet |
Succeeded by | Robert L. Sproull |
10th Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs | |
In office September 23, 1982 – January 20, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Myer Rashish |
Succeeded by | Richard T. McCormack |
Personal details | |
Born | (1912-11-05)November 5, 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | October 12, 1998(1998-10-12) (aged 85) Rochester, New York |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Independent (until 1984)[1] Republican (1984–1998)[2] |
Spouse | Anne Armstrong |
Children | Nancy Wallis Ingling Virginia Wallis Cates |
Parent(s) | Wilson Dallam Wallis, Grace Steele Allen |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota, The University of Chicago |
Profession | Administrator |
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