Herman Chernoff: key obituary facts
Is Herman Chernoff dead? Yes. Herman Chernoff died on July 6, 2026, at age 103.
Cause of death: Herman Chernoff's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Herman Chernoff known for?
He was an American statistician.
More about Herman Chernoff
Born: 1 July 1923.
Place of birth: New York City.
Gender: male.
Occupation: mathematician, physicist, statistician, university teacher.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Brown University, Townsend Harris High School, City College of New York.
Employer: Harvard University, United States Navy, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Notable work: Chernoff bound, Matrix Chernoff bound, Chernoff's distribution, Chernoff face.
Awards: Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Wilks Memorial Award, Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation.
Also known as: H. Chernoff.
Known for: Chernoff bound, Chernoff's distribution, Chernoff face.
Herman Chernoff died July 6, 2026.
He was an American mathematician.