Statistician
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
The Cramér-Rao bound, and a career spanning eighty years.
Prof. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was an Indian-American mathematician and statistician. He was professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and research professor at the University at Buffalo. Rao was honoured by numerous colloquia, honorary degrees, and festschrifts and was awarded the US National Medal of Science in 2002. The American Statistical Association has described him as "a living legend" whose work has influenced not just statistics, but has had far reaching implications for fields as varied as economics, genetics, anthropology, geology, national planning, demography, biometry, and medicine." The Times of India listed Rao as one of the top 10 Indian scientists of all time.
- Born
- 1920-09-10, Hoovina Hadagali, IndiaA Friday
- Died
- 2023-08-22, Amherst, USAA Tuesday, aged 102
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1920-09-10, Hoovina Hadagali, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
Asia/KolkataThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 17°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 18°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 5°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 3°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 15°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 3°08′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 12°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 8°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2023-08-22, Amherst, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 29°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 8°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 15°13′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 26°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 15°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 4°11′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 23°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 28°25′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.