That was his forte.РІР‚СњР”Р„s a consultant to the RAND Corporation from 1948 to 1950, he applied game theory to military situations.

РІР‚СљHe would come into a field that had been well studied and find something really new that was remarkable. РІР‚СљHe went from one area to another, and heРІР‚в„ўd write a fundamental paper in each,РІР‚Сњ Thomas Ferguson, an emeritus professor of statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles, told the Berkeley Web site. His fascination with game theory, for example, prompted him to investigate the mathematics of bluffing and to develop a theory on the optimal moment for an advancing duelist to open fire. He made his mark as a free-ranging problem solver in numerous subdisciplines. Blackwell, the son of a railroad worker with a fourth-grade education, taught for nearly 35 years at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became the first black tenured professor. WebBBS 4.David Blackwell, a statistician and mathematician who wrote groundbreaking papers on probability and game theory and was the first black scholar to be admitted to the National Academy of Sciences, died July 8 in Berkeley, Calif. Others were from the surrounding area.Р”В¬edar Obituaries maintained by Lynn McCleary ?. Mr and Mrs Henry Scheer, Mrs Gertrude Benecke, Mrs Richard Kottmeier and Mrs Hildegarde Kottmeier of Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Leonard Stewart, Springville Mr and Mrs Dale Meyer, Marion Oral Ellison, West Branch, and Dr.

Mrs Carrie Behrens and Mr and Mrs Bill Kempke, Des Plaines, Ill., Mrs Stuart Timm, Elmwood Park, Ill. Those attending the funeral from out of town included Mr and Mrs Ben Meyer, LaPorte City, Iowa Mrs Mae Heineman, Milwaukee, Wis. Two brothers, Walter and Herbert, of Lowden, and one half-sister, Mrs Gus Horstmann, of Wheatland, preceded him in death. Also two brothers, Ben of LaPorte City, and August of Lowden two sisters, Mrs Frieda Sander and Mrs Otto Stolte, both of Lowden one half-brother, Fred Daehn of Lowden and two half-sisters, Mrs Celia Clemmens and Mrs William Bicknese, both of Lowden. and Janice, at home, and 11 grandchildren. He is survived by his wife his son, Robert his five daughters, Phyllis, and Dorothy (Mrs Dorance Scheer), both of Cedar Rapids Carol (Mrs Bob Lake) of Iowa City Arlene (Mrs William Berntsen) of Portage, Ind. As a lifelong member of Trinity congregation, he served one term as a member of the school board, and several years as a member of the board of trustees, his physical condition limiting his activity in recent years, both at home and in his church. Mr Meyer operated the parental farm east of Lowden throughout his married life, the last few years in partnership with his son. Six children were born to this uniion, one son and five daughters. 15, 1925 the deceased was united in marriage to Alice Kroemer of Lowden. As a young man he assisted his parents on the farm. Baptized on July 3, 1898, he was educated in the public school and in Trinity Day School, and was confirmed by the late Rev. He was the son of August Meyer and his wife Johannah, nee Heineman. Hugo William Louis Meyer was born on May 27, 1898. Although he had been in immpaired health the past 12 years, his death came as a shock to his family and friends. Mr Meyer died suddenly on May 15 at his home east of Lowden. Pallbearers were Elmer Meyer, Lewis Sander, Leonard Kroemer, Everett Kroemer, Dale Meyer and Gerhard Daehn. Mrs Arnom Meier, Mrs Arnold Sobotka, Mrs Arnold Koch, and Miss Ruth Nieting were in charge of flowers. Interment was in the Trinity Lutheran cemetery. Music was supplied by Trinity Male Chorus with Mrs Lorenz Hoffmeier presiding at the organ. A brief prayer service was held at 1 p.m.

Meyer, 63, were held Friday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m. Bicknese and Mrs Celia Clemmens, and one half-brother, Fred Daehn, all of Lowden.Р”В«urial services for Hugo W. Also 11 grandchildren two sisters, Mrs Frieda Sander and Mrs Otto Stolte of Lowden two brothers, August of Lowden and Ben of LaPorte City also two half-sisters, Mrs Wm. Mr Meyer is survived by his widow, Alice one son, Robert of Lowden five daughters, Mrs Dorance (Dorothy) Scheer and Phyllis of Cedar Rapids, Mrs Bob (Carol) Lake of Iowa City, Mrs William (Arlene) Berntsen of Portage, Ind., and Janice at home. Friends may call at the Chapman funeral home in Clarence. Hugo Meyer, 63, died suddenly at his farm home just east of Lowden around noon Tuesday.Р”Р‡uneral services are planned at 1:30 p.m. MEYER, HEINEMAN, KROEMER, SCHEER, LAKE, BERNTSEN, SANDER, STOLTE, BICKNESE, CLEMMENS, DAEHN, HORSTMANN

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