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'''Holger Rootzén''' (born 25 March 1945) is a Swedish [[Mathematical Statistician|mathematical statistician]]. He is Professor in Mathematical Statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, [[Chalmers University of Technology]] since 1993.
'''Holger Rootzén''' (born 25 March 1945) is a Swedish [[Mathematical Statistician|mathematical statistician]]. He is Professor in Mathematical Statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, [[Chalmers University of Technology]] since 1993.


== Education and career ==
Rootzén obtained his Ph.D. in 1974 with the thesis ''On sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi''.<ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Rootzén|first=Holger|title=On sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi|date=1974|url=https://lubcat.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=696150|place=Lund}}</ref> He has earlier been professor at [[Lund University]] and lecturer at [[University of Copenhagen]]. Rootzén is member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/research/our-scientists/Pages/The-Royal-Swedish-Academy-of-Sciences.aspx|title=The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences|website=www.chalmers.se|language=en-us|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> He also serves as adjunct member on the [[Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel|Price Committee for the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]]. He has been editor-in-chief for the scientific journals Extremes, Bernoulli, and Scandinavian Journal of statistics and has received many grants, including a 2013 grant of 50 million SEK from the [[Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation|Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation]].
Rootzén obtained his Ph.D. in 1974 with the thesis ''On sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi''.<ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Rootzén|first=Holger|title=On sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi|date=1974|url=https://lubcat.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=696150|place=Lund}}</ref> He has earlier been professor at [[Lund University]] and lecturer at [[University of Copenhagen]]. Rootzén is member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalmers.se/en/research/our-scientists/Pages/The-Royal-Swedish-Academy-of-Sciences.aspx|title=The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences|website=www.chalmers.se|language=en-us|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> He also serves as adjunct member on the [[Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel|Price Committee for the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]]. He has been editor-in-chief for the scientific journals ''Extremes'', ''[[Bernoulli (journal)|Bernoulli]]'', and ''[[Scandinavian Journal of Statistics]]'' and has received many grants, including a 2013 grant of 50 million SEK from the [[Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation|Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation]].

== Research ==
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Rootzén's research areas include probabilistic limit theory, statistics of extremes, and use of mathematics and statistics in medicine, engineering, and [[risk assessment]] in economics, epidemiology,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Health, Epidemiology, Life Sciences and Life Lengths: Holger Rootzén |url=https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/Public+Health%2C+Epidemiology%2C+Life+Sciences+and+Life+LengthsA+Holger+Rootz%C3%A9n/1_qdde9vf4 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Media Hopper Create |language=en}}</ref> and environmental science.


== Bibliography ==
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Rootzén's research areas include probabilistic limit theory, statistics of extremes, and use of mathematics and statistics in medicine, engineering, and [[risk assessment]] in economics and environmental science.
* {{Cite book |last1=Leadbetter |first1=M. R. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8785206 |title=Extremes and related properties of random sequences and processes |date=1983 |first2=Georg |last2=Lindgren |first3=Holger |last3=Rootzén |isbn=978-1-4612-5449-2 |location=New York |oclc=8785206}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203483350 |title=Extreme Values in Finance, Telecommunications, and the Environment |date=2003 |publisher=Chapman and Hall/CRC |isbn=978-0-203-48335-0 |editor-last=Finkenstadt |editor-first=Barbel |language=en |doi=10.1201/9780203483350 |s2cid=110059037 |editor-last2=Rootzén |editor-first2=Holger}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Lindgren |first1=Georg |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908078290 |title=Stationary Stochastic Processes for Scientists and Engineers. |date=2013 |publisher=CRC Press |first2=Holger |last2=Rootzén |first3=Maria |last3=Sandsten |isbn=978-1-4665-8619-2 |location=Hoboken |oclc=908078290}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 4 October 2023

Holger Rootzén
Born (1945-03-25) 25 March 1945 (age 79)
NationalitySwedish
Alma materLund University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical Statistics
InstitutionsLund University
University of Copenhagen
Chalmers University of Technology
ThesisOn sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi (1974)
Doctoral advisorGunnar Blom
Websitewww.math.chalmers.se/~rootzen/

Holger Rootzén (born 25 March 1945) is a Swedish mathematical statistician. He is Professor in Mathematical Statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology since 1993.

Education and career

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Rootzén obtained his Ph.D. in 1974 with the thesis On sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi.[1] He has earlier been professor at Lund University and lecturer at University of Copenhagen. Rootzén is member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[2] He also serves as adjunct member on the Price Committee for the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He has been editor-in-chief for the scientific journals Extremes, Bernoulli, and Scandinavian Journal of Statistics and has received many grants, including a 2013 grant of 50 million SEK from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation.

Research

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Rootzén's research areas include probabilistic limit theory, statistics of extremes, and use of mathematics and statistics in medicine, engineering, and risk assessment in economics, epidemiology,[3] and environmental science.

Bibliography

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  • Leadbetter, M. R.; Lindgren, Georg; Rootzén, Holger (1983). Extremes and related properties of random sequences and processes. New York. ISBN 978-1-4612-5449-2. OCLC 8785206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Finkenstadt, Barbel; Rootzén, Holger, eds. (2003). Extreme Values in Finance, Telecommunications, and the Environment. Chapman and Hall/CRC. doi:10.1201/9780203483350. ISBN 978-0-203-48335-0. S2CID 110059037.
  • Lindgren, Georg; Rootzén, Holger; Sandsten, Maria (2013). Stationary Stochastic Processes for Scientists and Engineers. Hoboken: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4665-8619-2. OCLC 908078290.

References

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  1. ^ Rootzén, Holger (1974). On sequences of random variables which are mixing in the sense of Renyi (Thesis). Lund.
  2. ^ "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences". www.chalmers.se. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  3. ^ "Public Health, Epidemiology, Life Sciences and Life Lengths: Holger Rootzén". Media Hopper Create. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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