Willard D. James

Willard Donald James (June 13, 1927 – May 20, 2025) was an American mathematician most known for his work on the James-Stein estimator. He graduated with a Ph.D. in mathematics from University of Illinois in 1957 and was recruited to California State University, Long Beach in 1967 from which he retired as a Professor Emeritus in 1987. James died on May 20, 2025, at the age of 97.

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