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Robert Sokal | |
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| Born | January 13, 1926 |
| Died | April 9, 2012 (aged 86) |
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| Institutions | Stony Brook University |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred E. Emerson |
| Doctoral students | Marie-Josée Fortin |
Robert Reuven Sokal (January 13, 1926 in Vienna, Austria – April 9, 2012 in Stony Brook, New York)[1] was an Austrian–American biostatistician and entomologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Stony Brook University, Sokal was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He promoted the use of statistics in biology and co-founded the field of numerical taxonomy, together with Peter H. A. Sneath.[2]
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