Mario Wschebor

Mario Wschebor
Mario Wshcebor in 2007
Born	Mario Wschebor Wonsever 3 December 1939  Uruguay
Died	16 September 2011  Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Occupation	mathematician, professor
Spouse	Adela Pellegrino
Children	Nicolás, Margarita, Isabel
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Mario Wschebor

Mario Wschebor Wonsever (3 December 1939 - 16 September 2011) was an Uruguayan mathematician. He earned his degree at the University of the Republic, Uruguay, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Sciences between 1987–1997, after actively participating in the process of its creation. Another important contribution from this period was the "Document of the four deans", in which the need to create a national system of tertiary education was laid out.

In the field of mathematics, he has made important contributions to the areas of probability and statistics.

As of 2006, Mario Wschebor is working in the Centro de Matemática (Mathematics Centre), and among numerous other activities he is chair of the Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA; International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics).

In November 2007, Wschebor was awarded the "Morosoli de Oro" prize for Uruguayan cultural personality of the year by the Lolita Ruibal Foundation of Minas, Uruguay.

External links

• CIMPA
• Document of the four deans (.doc)
• Article on Wschebor's Morosoli de Oro

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.

• espectador.com (Spanish) death notice, retrieved 2nd Oct 2011

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Name	Wschebor, Mario
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Date of birth	3 December 1939
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Date of death	16 September 2011
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