The life and work of Zbyněk Šidák (1933–1999)

Jan Seidler; Jiří Vondráček; Ivan Saxl

Applications of Mathematics (2000)

  • Volume: 45, Issue: 5, page 321-336
  • ISSN: 0862-7940

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Zbyněk Šidák, the chief editor of the Applications of Mathematics, an outstanding Czech statistician and probabilist, died on November 12, 1999, aged 66 years. This article is devoted to memory of him and outlines his life and scientific work.

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Seidler, Jan, Vondráček, Jiří, and Saxl, Ivan. "The life and work of Zbyněk Šidák (1933–1999)." Applications of Mathematics 45.5 (2000): 321-336. <http://eudml.org/doc/33063>.

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