Kari Karhunen | |
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| Born | (1915-04-12)April 12, 1915 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | September 16, 1992(1992-09-16) (aged 77) Helsinki, Finland |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Known for | Karhunen–Loève theorem |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki |
| Doctoral advisor | Rolf Nevanlinna |
Kari Onni Uolevi Karhunen (April 12, 1915 – September 16, 1992)[1] was a Finnishprobabilist and amathematical statistician. He is best known for theKarhunen–Loève theorem andKarhunen–Loève transform.
Karhunen received his master's degree in 1938 and hisdoctorate in 1950 from theUniversity of Helsinki. The topic of his thesis was (in German)Über lineare Methoden in der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung,[2] in EnglishOn linear methods in probability and statistics. The advisor of his thesis was the mathematicianRolf Nevanlinna.[3]
Karhunen worked as a lecturer at theUniversity of Helsinki before leaving the academic world to be employed by the insurance corporationSuomi, becoming CEO of the company in 1963.[citation needed]
Karhunen served in 1955 on the Finnish Committee for Mathematical Machines, which developed the first Finnish computerESKO.[4]
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