Katz, Leo
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| born on | 29 November 1914 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Detroit, Michigan, 42n20, 83w03 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American statistician who largely contributed to the area of Social Network Analysis. In 1953, he introduced a centrality measure named Katz centrality that computes the degree of influence of an actor in a social network. The computation already outlined the algorithm today known as PageRank.
Katz held a PhD in mathematics. In 1956 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Leo Katz was of Russian descent. He died from a stroke on 6 May 1976 at age 61 in Haifa, Israel. He was survived by his wife, a son, and grandchildren.
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Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.
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- Traits : Body : Race (Russian descent)
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive (PhD in mathematics)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke (Terminal)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One son)
- Vocation : Science : Mathematics/ Statistics
- Notable : Awards : Who's Who
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator ("Katz centrality")
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- 1914 births
- Birthday 29 November
- Birthplace Detroit, MI (US)
- Sun 6 Sagittarius
- Moon 2 Taurus
- Asc 21 Capricorn
- 1976 deaths
- Traits : Body : Race
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Vocation : Science : Mathematics/ Statistics
- Notable : Awards : Who's Who
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator
