Hubert Whitman Lilliefors (June 14, 1928 – February 23, 2008 in

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) was an American statistician, noted for his introduction of the

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. Lilliefors received a BA in mathematics from

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in 1952 and his

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at the George Washington University in 1964 under the supervision of

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. At the same university, he was a professor of

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for 39 years. In the 1970s he participated in the randomizing process for the US military draft. A memorial session in his honor was held at the

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in August 2009 in

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References

Obituary: Hubert Lilliefors
April 2008 Amtat News, p34.
Abstract – #303207 Hubert Lilliefors Memorial Session
JSM 2009 Online preliminary program * American statisticians 1928 births 2008 deaths George Washington University faculty George Washington University alumni {{US-statistician-stub