Amanda: This is a very nice list. I especially appreciate that my book Willful Ignorance is included. :- ) In checking my bibliography, I came across a few more references you might wish to add:
Helen Walker (1934) Abraham de Moivre. Scripta Mathematica, 2: 316-333.
D.O. Thomas (1977) The Honest Mind: The Thought and Work of Richard Price. Oxford, Clarendon Press.
David R. Bellhouse (2011) Abraham de Moivre: Setting the Stage for Classical Probability and its Applications. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press.
I also note that in this 100th anniversary of Fisher's fateful decision to join Rothamstead, we should advocate for Wiley to bring out a new edition of Joan Fisher Box's biography. Used copies are currently going for $200 and up! I'm not sure if the Fisher estate would allow a new printing, assuming they control the rights, but it would be a fitting tribute.
Just a thought.
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Herbert Weisberg
Causalytics LLC
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2019 13:55
From: Amanda Golbeck
Subject: History of Statistics Book Nook - Lists of Biographies Added
Are you looking for an interesting book to read? We invite you to visit the History of Statistics Interest Group's Book Nook at https://community.amstat.org/historyofstats/ourlibrary/new-item4.
We just added lists of biographies, autobiographies, and portrait biographies. Here you will find references to books about these prominent statisticians:
George Box
R.A. Fisher
William Sealy Gosset (Student)
Fred Mosteller
Jerzy Neyman
Karl Pearson
Elizabeth L. Scott
You will also find references to books that contain brief biographies of hundreds of statistical scientists.
Please let us know your suggestions to add to these lists!
It's easy (and free!) to join the History of Statistics Interest Group. Visit our Join page at https://community.amstat.org/historyofstats/aboutus/join.
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Amanda Golbeck
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Biostatistics
UAMS - Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
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