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Craig Tracy
American mathematician
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dead
- born
- 1945
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 80
- known for
- mathematician, university teacher
1945 – 2026

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who craig tracy is
Craig Arnold Tracy was an American mathematician known for his contributions to mathematical physics, probability theory, random matrix theory, and the Tracy–Widom distribution, developed with Harold Widom.
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