Gustav Elfving

Erik Gustav Elfving
Born	(1908-06-25)25 June 1908 Helsinki, Finland
Died	25 March 1984(1984-03-25) (aged 75) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Known for	Elfving sets, Elfving's theorem in the optimal design of experiments
Awards	Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute, Honorary Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
Fields	Statistics, Probability theory
Institutions	Helsinki University of Technology, University of Helsinki
Doctoral advisor	Rolf Nevanlinna
Doctoral students	Pentti Suomela Elja Arjas

Erik Gustav Elfving (25 June 1908 – 25 March 1984) was a Finnish mathematician and statistician. He wrote pioneering works in mathematical statistics, especially on the design of experiments.^[1]