Robert McCallum Blumenthal

Robert McCallum Blumenthal
Robert McCallum Blumenthal
Born(1931-02-07)7 February 1931
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 2012(2012-11-08) (aged 81)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materCornell University
Known forBlumenthal's zero-one law
Scientific career
FieldsProbability theory
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
Thesis An Extended Markov Property  (1956)
Doctoral advisorGilbert Hunt
Doctoral studentsChung-Tuo Shih

Robert "Bob" McCallum Blumenthal (7 February 1931, Chicago – 8 November 2012) was an American mathematician, specializing in probability theory. He is known for Blumenthal's zero-one law.