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 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 5, 1912
Died | October 12, 1998 Rochester, New York, U.S. | (aged 85)
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 |
Education | University of Minnesota University of Chicago |
Profession | Administrator |
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.