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Daniel W. Stroock (1940–2025) was an American mathematician and university teacher specializing in probability theory, mathematics, and stochastic processes. Born in New York City, he earned a doctorate from The Rockefeller University, where his doctoral advisor was Mark Kac. He was also educated at Harvard University.
Stroock held academic positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Colorado. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Mathematical Society. His work is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He spoke English and had an Erdős number of 2.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- The Rockefeller University
- Employer
- University of Colorado
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- stochastic process
- Image
- Dan Wyler Stroock.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-03-20
- member of
- American Mathematical Society
- Commons category
- Daniel W. Stroock
- Erdős number
- 2
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- date of death
- 2025-03-13
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