Mortimer Spiegelman | |
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Born | |
Died | March 25, 1969 | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Education |
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Harvard University |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Demography Public health Statistics |
Institutions | American Public Health Association |
Academic advisors |
Louis I. Dublin Alfred J. Lotka [1] |
Mortimer Spiegelman (December 10, 1901 – March 25, 1969) [1] was an American statistician, actuary, and demographer whose research focused on the application of statistics to the field of public health. [2] He was Staff Statistician at the American Public Health Association (APHA) from 1967 until his death in 1969. He was a fellow of the APHA, the Society of Actuaries, and the American Statistical Association. [1] The APHA's Statistics Section has awarded the Mortimer Spiegelman Award in his honor since 1970. The annual award is given to a distinguished public health statistician under the age of 40. [3] [2]