Joseph L. Doob | |
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 Doob in Tokyo, 1969 | |
| Born | February 27, 1910 |
| Died | June 7, 2004 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Doob's martingale inequality Doob decomposition theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph L. Walsh |
| Doctoral students | |
Joseph Leo Doob (February 27, 1910 – June 7, 2004) was an American mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory.
The theory of martingales was developed by Doob.