Alexander Aitken
New Zealand mathematician
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Alexander Craig "Alec" Aitken FRS FRSE FRSL FRSNZ was one of New Zealand's most eminent mathematicians. In a 1935 paper he introduced the concept of generalized least squares, along with now standard vector/matrix notation for the linear... Wikipedia
Born: April 1, 1895, Dunedin, New Zealand
Died: November 3, 1967 (age 72 years), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Notable students: Hans Schneider, Nora Calderwood, James Towers Campbell, and more
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Known for: Aitken's array; Aitken's delta-squared process; Aitken interpolation
