Herman Chernoff

Herman Chernoff
Herman Chernoff
	Chernoff speaking in New York on October 6, 2015
Born	July 1, 1923; New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	City College of New York; Brown University;
Known for	Chernoff bound; Chernoff's distribution; Chernoff face;
Awards	Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1974); Member, National Academy of Sciences (1980); Wilks Memorial Award (1987); Fellow, American Mathematical Society (2012);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics; Statistics; Physics;
Institutions	University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign; Stanford; MIT; Harvard;
Thesis	Studentization in testing of hypotheses (1948)
Doctoral advisor	Abraham Wald
Notable students	Stuart Geman; Joseph B. Kadane;

Herman Chernoff (born July 1, 1923) is an American applied mathematician, statistician and physicist. He was formerly a professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Stanford, and MIT, currently emeritus at Harvard University.