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Udny Yule
British statistician and geneticist
This article is about the statistician.
George udney yule biography of rory
For other people with this name, see George Yule.
George Udny Yule, CBE, FRS (18 February 1871 – 26 June 1951),[1] usually known as Udny Yule, was a British statistician, particularly known for the Yule distribution and proposing the preferential attachment model for random graphs.[2]
Personal life
Yule was born at Beech Hill, a house in Morham near Haddington, Scotland and died in Cambridge, England.
He came from a Scottish family composed of army officers, civil servants, scholars, and administrators. His father, Sir George Udny Yule (1813–1886) was a brother of the noted orientalist Sir Henry Yule (1820–1889). His great uncle was the botanist John Yule.[3]
In 1899, Yule married May Winifred Cummings.
The marriage was annulled in 1912, producing no children.[4]
Education and teaching
Udny Yule was educated at Winchester College and at the