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| caption = Kish in 1960
| birth_date = {{birth date |1910|7|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Poprad|Poprád]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{death date and age |2000|10|7|1910|7|27|mf=y}}
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| nationality = [[Hungarian-American]]
| fields = [[Statistics]]
| workplaces = [[University of Michigan]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]<br>[[City College of New York]]
| doctoral_advisor = [[Amos Hawley]]
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| known_for = [[Kish grid]]
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'''Leslie Kish''' (born '''
==Life and career==
Kish emigrated with his family to the USA in 1925. His father soon died, and Kish helped support the family by working while continuing his studies in the evenings. In 1937 he volunteered for the [[International Brigade]] to fight against [[Francisco Franco]] in the [[Spanish Civil War]].
He worked at the U.S. [[Bureau of the Census]] from 1940 until 1941, when he moved to the Division of Program Surveys of the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]]. For the remainder of [[World War II]] he served as a [[meteorologist]] in the [[U.S. Army Air Corps]]. After the war he returned to the Department of Agriculture, but in 1947 he joined the [[University of Michigan]] faculty.<ref name="Fellegi"/> He moved to the University of Michigan
==Awards and honors==
In 1997, the [[American Statistical Association]] gave Kish their [[Wilks Memorial Award]]. The award citation read: "For being a truly outstanding statistician, who has had a profound influence on sample survey practice throughout the world. His originality and ability to provide practical solutions to real-world statistical problems illuminate his extensive writings; a notable example is his classic text ''Survey Sampling,'' which is widely consulted and referenced by practitioners of statistics everywhere. His wisdom and guidance have benefited countless colleagues and students from America and abroad. For his remarkable work as an applied statistician in consistently using his knowledge and insight for the benefit of society. At the Survey Research center of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan, he has been a leader in many areas — administration, intellectual creativity, research, training, and mentorship. His influential role in the World Fertility Survey further illustrates his impact as an international ambassador of statistics and a tireless advocate for scientific statistical methods. For being a humanitarian and true citizen of the world. His unmatched concern for those living in less fortunate circumstances and his use of the statistical profession to help is an inspiration for all statisticians".<ref>[http://www.amstat.org/careers/samuelwilksaward.cfm Samuel S. Wilks Award]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} webpage at http://www.amstat.org/careers/samuelwilksaward.cfm{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Also reported in ''Amstat News,'' October 1997, No. 246, p. 7.</ref>
==Selected publications==
*Kish, Leslie. ''Statistical Design for Research.'' New York: Wiley. 1987. {{ISBN
*{{citation |title= Survey Sampling |last= Kish|first= Leslie |year=1965 |publisher=Wiley |location=New York}}. {{ISBN
*{{citation|last=Kish|first= L.|year=1949|title=A Procedure for Objective Respondent Selection within the Household|journal=[[Journal of the American Statistical Association]]|volume= 44|issue= 247|pages=380–387|jstor=2280236|doi=10.2307/2280236}}. On the basis of this paper, Kish's name is associated with the [[Kish grid]].
==See also==
* [[Kish grid]]
==References==
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* [http://projecteuclid.org/Dienst/UI/1.0/Summarize/euclid.ss/1032209665 A conversation with Leslie Kish]
* [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-0269?rgn=main;view=text "Leslie Kish Papers: 1952-2001,"] in [[Bentley Historical Library]], University of Michigan: "The papers date from 1952 to 2001 and are divided into six series: Biographical Information, University of Michigan Administrative and Course Materials, Papers and Presentations, Institute of Social Research, Organizations and Activities, and Personal and Professional Correspondence".
* Verma, Vijay. "Leslie Kish: Development of Statistics Internationally." Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium 2001. 2001. [https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/11-522-x/2001001/session4/6242-eng.pdf?st=U7Quc41t pdf]
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