Solomon Kullback

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American mathematician cryptanalyst human statistician

Solomon Kullback was an American statistician and cryptanalyst best known for co-developing the Kullback–Leibler divergence, a fundamental concept in information theory and statistics.

Aliases (1)

Fred Mosteller ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American mathematician → cryptanalyst → human → statistician →
areaOfInfluence	cryptography → information theory → mathematics → statistics →
coAuthorWith	Richard A. Leibler →
coDeveloperOf	Kullback–Leibler divergence →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
employer	George Washington University → United States Army → United States National Security Agency →
familyName	Kullback →
fieldOfWork	cryptanalysis → information theory → statistics →
gender	male →
givenName	Solomon →
hasAcademicDiscipline	applied statistics → cryptology → mathematical statistics →
hasConceptNamedAfter	Kullback–Leibler divergence →
hasContribution	application of statistical methods to cryptanalysis → formalization of divergence between probability distributions →
hasHonor	recognition in statistics community for Kullback–Leibler divergence →
influenced	development of information theory → modern statistical divergence measures →
knownFor	Kullback–Leibler divergence → information theory → statistical inference →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
name	Solomon Kullback →
notableConcept	Kullback–Leibler divergence →
notableStudent	students in statistics at George Washington University →
notableWork	Information Theory and Statistics → Statistical Methods in Cryptanalysis →
occupation	cryptanalyst → statistician → university professor →
workedFor	U.S. military intelligence →
workedOn	cryptanalysis of enemy communications →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Leibler →	coAuthorWith
Persi Diaconis ("Fred Mosteller") →	educatedBy
Solomon Kullback →	name
Kullback–Leibler divergence →	namedAfter