George Kingsley Zipf
George Kingsley Zipf (/ˈzɪf/;[1] January 7, 1902 – September 25, 1950), was an American scientist in the fields of linguistics, philology, mathematics and statistics. He came up with a law of word frequency in languages which bears his name.
George Kingsley Zipf | |
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![]() 1917 photograph from the 1919 Annual of the Freeport High School, Freeport, Illinois | |
Born | |
Died | September 25, 1950 48) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Known for | Zipf's law |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics, linguistics |
References
- Leitch, Matthew (2010), A Pocket Guide to Risk Mathematics: Key Concepts Every Auditor Should Know, John Wiley & Sons, p. 62, ISBN 9780470971468.
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