Ernst Hellinger

Ernst Hellinger
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Born(1883-09-30)September 30, 1883
Striegau, Silesia Province
DiedMarch 28, 1950(1950-03-28) (aged 66)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forHellinger distance
Hellinger integral
Hellinger–Toeplitz theorem
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Doctoral advisor
David Hilbert

Ernst David Hellinger (September 30, 1883 – March 28, 1950) was a German mathematician and is primarily known for his works on statistics and probability. His works include Hellinger distance and Hellinger integral which were introduced by him in 1909.

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