Wurts Brothers
Wurts is a surname. Notable people with it include: *Albert Wurts Whitney (1870–1943), American statistician and actuarial scientist *Bruna Wurts, Brazilian artistic roller skater *Charles Stewart Wurts (1790-1859), American businessman *George Washington Wurts (1843–1928), American diplomat and art collector *Janny Wurts (born 1953), American fantasy novelist and illustrator *John Wurts (1792–1861), American politician {{surname ...
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Albert Wurts Whitney
Albert Wurts Whitney (20 June 1870, Geneva, Illinois – 27 July 1943) was a statistician and actuarial scientist, known for his role in the application of Bayes' rule to the development of standards in setting insurance premiums for workmen's compensation. He was a pioneer in accident prevention work and public safety education. The son of the Yale University, Yale alumnus Reverend Henry Mitchell Whitney, Albert W. Whitney was part of the Dwight family of New England. He graduated from Beloit College in 1891 and married Martha Reynolds Bill in 1899. From to 1922 to 1924 Whitney was the chair of the American Engineering Standards Committee. In 1924 he was an Invited Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM in Toronto. References

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