Arnljot Høyland
Norwegian mathematical statistician
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Arnljot Høyland (19 February 1924 – 21 December 2002) was a Norwegian mathematical statistician.
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Alf Prøysen (left) and Arnljot Høyland (right), ca 1944. | |
| Born | 19 February 1924 |
| Died | 21 December 2002 (aged 78) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Mathematical statistician |
| Employer | Norwegian Institute of Technology |
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Biography
Høyland was born in Bærum. He studied at the University of Oslo and later at the University of California, Berkeley in the USA. While a student he worked for the intelligence department at the Norwegian High Command, a military officer with the rank of Major. He lectured at the University of Oslo from 1959 to 1965, and then at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, eventually as a Professor of mathematical statistics. He published the textbooks Sannsynlighetsregning og statistisk metodelære (two volumes) in 1972 and 1973.[1][2]
In 1944 Høyland composed the melody for Alf Prøysen's song "Julekveldsvise".
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1995.[2]
