Lucien Le Cam
1924–2000 (age 76)
Statistician
Biography
Lucien Le Cam, born in 1924, was one of the guiding lights of 20th-century statistics, helping to shape the modern understanding of estimation, hypothesis testing, and asymptotic theory.
He was equally renowned as a teacher and mentor, sharing the beauty of rigorous reasoning with students around the globe and encouraging them to pursue clarity with generosity of spirit.