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Jacob Wolfowitz
Wolfowitz in 1970 (photo courtesy of MFO)
BornMarch 19, 1910
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 16, 1981 (aged 71)
Tampa, Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationCity University of New York
Known forWald–Wolfowitz runs test
SpouseLillian Dundes
ChildrenLaura W. Sachs, Paul Wolfowitz
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsUniversity of South Florida
Doctoral advisorDonald Flanders
Doctoral studentsAlbert H. Bowker

Jacob Wolfowitz (March 19, 1910 – July 16, 1981) was a Polish-born American Jewish statistician and Shannon Award-winning information theorist. He was the father of former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz.

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