Mathematician:Gilbert Thomas Walker

Mathematician

English physicist and statistician.

Studied mathematics and applied it to a variety of fields including aerodynamics, electromagnetism and the analysis of time-series data.

Worked for Indian Meteorological Department on statistical approaches to predict the monsoons.

Developed the Yule-Walker equations.

Instrumental in aiding the early career of Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Nationality

English

History

• Born: 14 June 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire
• Died: 4 November 1958 in Coulsdon, Surrey

Theorems and Definitions

• Yule-Walker Equations (with George Udny Yule)

Publications

• 1925: On periodicity

Also known as

His full name with titles: Sir Gilbert Thomas Walker CSI FRS

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Gilbert Thomas Walker": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive