Background
Burr, Irving Wingate was born on April 9, 1908 in Fallon, Nevada, United States. Son of Eugene Wyllys and Mary Hopper (Jennings) Burr.
Burr, Irving Wingate was born on April 9, 1908 in Fallon, Nevada, United States. Son of Eugene Wyllys and Mary Hopper (Jennings) Burr.
Bachelor of Science, Antioch College, 1930. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1941.
Associate professor math, chairman department Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1930-1941. Member faculty statistics Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1941-1974, professor, since 1949, head department statistics, 1962-1964. Consultant Ocean Park, Washington, since 1974.
(Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration)
Fellow American Statistical Association, American Society Quality Control (Shewhart medal 1959, Brumbaugh award 1950, Edward J. Oakley citation 1971), Indiana Academy of Sciences. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Biometric Society, Institute of Mathematics Statistics.
Married Elsie Darrington Haney, March 26, 1966. Children by previous marriage– John T., Mary Kate, Peter S. 1 stepchild, John D. Haney.