Walter Francis Willcox

Walter Francis Willcox (March 22, 1861 – October 30, 1964) was an American statistician. He was born in Reading, Massachusetts, to William Henry Willcox and Anne Holmes Goodenow. He was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1880, from Amherst College in 1884 with an A.B., and in 1888 received an A.M. degree from Amherst College. He received an LL.B degree (1887) and a Ph.D. (1891) from Columbia University. In 1906 he received an honorary LL.D. degree from Amherst College.

Walter F. Willcox
Born(1861-03-22)March 22, 1861
DiedOctober 30, 1964(1964-10-30) (aged 103)
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmherst College
Columbia University
ChildrenAlan Willcox
Academic career
InstitutionCornell University
Doctoral
advisor
Richmond Mayo-Smith
Doctoral
students
Allyn Abbott Young
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