Mathematician:Walter-Ulrich Behrens

Mathematician

German chemist and statistician who co-discovered with Ronald Aylmer Fisher the Behrens-Fisher problem and the associated Behrens-Fisher distribution.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 1902 in Leipzig
• Died: 24 August 1962

Theorems and Definitions

• Behrens-Fisher Distribution (with Ronald Aylmer Fisher)
• Behrens-Fisher Problem (with Ronald Aylmer Fisher)
• Behrens-Fisher Test (with Ronald Aylmer Fisher)

Definitions of concepts named for Walter-Ulrich Behrens can be found here.

Publications

• 1933: Mathematische Methoden fur Versuchsansteller ("Mathematical Methods for Experimenters")

Also known as

Many sources credit him with the initials W.V. Behrens, which may be either a mistake or an alternative styling.

Some sources report his name unhyphenated: Walter-Ulrich Behrens.