Edward L. Kaplan

Edward Lynn Kaplan
Edward Lynn Kaplan
Born	May 11, 1920; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	September 26, 2006 (aged 86); Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Carnegie Institute of Technology; Princeton;
Known for	Kaplan–Meier survival curve
Spouses	Fances Berting; Mae Nichol-Kaplan;
	Scientific career
Institutions	US Naval Ordance Laboratory; Bell Telephone Laboratories; Lawrence Radiation Laboratory; Oregon State University;
Thesis	Infinite Permutations of Stationary Random Sequences (1950)
Doctoral advisor	John W. Tukey; Samuel S. Wilks;

Edward Lynn Kaplan (May 11, 1920 – September 26, 2006) was a mathematician most famous for the Kaplan–Meier estimator, developed together with Paul Meier.

Edward Lynn Kaplan
Born	May 11, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	September 26, 2006 (aged 86) Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Carnegie Institute of Technology Princeton
Known for	Kaplan–Meier survival curve
Spouses	Fances Berting Mae Nichol-Kaplan
Scientific career
Institutions	US Naval Ordance Laboratory Bell Telephone Laboratories Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Oregon State University
Thesis	Infinite Permutations of Stationary Random Sequences (1950)
Doctoral advisor	John W. Tukey Samuel S. Wilks