Patrick Billingsley

Patrick P. Billingsley
Billingsley in 1961
Born(1925-05-03)May 3, 1925
DiedApril 22, 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 85)
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral advisorWilliam Feller
Doctoral studentsRabi Bhattacharya

Patrick Paul Billingsley (May 3, 1925 – April 22, 2011[1][2]) was an American mathematician and stage and screen actor, noted for his books in advanced probability theory and statistics. He was born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946.