Harold Jeffreys

Sir Harold Jeffreys, FRS was a British geophysicist who made significant contributions to mathematics and statistics. His book, Theory of Probability, which was first published in 1939, played an important role in the revival of the objective Bayesian view of probability.

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Who was born first?

• Harold Jeffreys and John Howard Northrop were born the same year
• Harold Jeffreys and Hans Reichenbach were born the same year
• Harold Jeffreys and Frederick Banting were born the same year
• Harold Jeffreys and Yrjö Väisälä were born the same year
• Harold Jeffreys and Sergey Vavilov were born the same year

Timeline

1. Frederick BantingNovember 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941
2. Hans ReichenbachSeptember 26, 1891 – April 9, 1953
3. Harold Jeffreys (this page)April 22, 1891 – March 18, 1989
4. John Howard NorthropJuly 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987
5. Sergey VavilovMarch 12, 1891 – January 25, 1951
6. Yrjö VäisäläSeptember 6, 1891 – July 21, 1971

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