Ellis R. Ott
American statistician (died 1981)
Ellis Raymond Ott (died December 23, 1981) was an American statistician, consultant and educator.
Early life
Ellis Raymond Ott was born in Dexter, Kansas, to George W. Ott. In 1928, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern College in Kansas. In 1929, he graduated from the University of Kansas with a Master of Arts. He was a member of Gamma Alpha.
Ott taught at the University of Arkansas as a mathematics instructor in 1932. He graduated with a PhD from the University of Illinois in 1933. He then worked as a graduate assistant at the University at Buffalo.
Career
In 1933, Ott became an associate professor of mathematics at the University at Buffalo. He remained there until 1944.
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