Gustav Elfving

Erik Gustav Elfving
Born(1908-06-25)25 June 1908
Helsinki, Finland
Died25 March 1984(1984-03-25) (aged 75)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Known forElfving sets, Elfving's theorem in the optimal design of experiments
AwardsFellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute, Honorary Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics, Probability theory
InstitutionsHelsinki University of Technology, University of Helsinki
Doctoral advisorRolf Nevanlinna
Doctoral studentsPentti Suomela
Elja Arjas

Erik Gustav Elfving (25 June 1908 – 25 March 1984) was a Finnish mathematician and statistician. He wrote pioneering works in mathematical statistics, especially on the design of experiments.[1]

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