Chung Kai-lai
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Kai Lai Chung (traditional Chinese: 鍾開萊; simplified Chinese: 钟开莱; September 19, 1917 – June 2, 2009) was a Chinese-American mathematician known for his significant contributions to modern probability theory.
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Chung Kai-lai | |
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Born | (1917-09-19)September 19, 1917 |
Died | June 2, 2009(2009-06-02) (aged 91) |
Nationality | Republic of China, United States |
Citizenship | Republic of China, United States |
Alma mater | Tsinghua University Princeton University |
Known for | modern probability theory Chung–Erdős inequality |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Tsinghua University University of Chicago Columbia University University of California, Berkeley Cornell University Syracuse University Stanford University National University of Singapore |
Doctoral advisor | Harald Cramér John Wilder Tukey |
Doctoral students | Cyrus Derman J. Michael Steele Ruth Jeannette Williams |
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