Persi Diaconis
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Persi Warren Diaconis is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University. Wikipedia
Place of birth: New York, NY
Notable students: Sourav Chatterjee, Jeff Rosenthal, Francis Su, and more
Education: Harvard University (1974), Harvard University (1972), The City College of New York (1971), and more
Known for: Freedman–Diaconis rule
Academic advisors: Frederick Mosteller and Dennis Hejhal
Fields: Mathematical statistics
