Abraham Wald

This paper grew out of a lecture presented at the 54th Session of
the International Statistical Institute in Berlin, August 13 - 20,
2003, Schneeweiss (2003). It intends not only to outline the
eventful life of Abraham Wald (1902 - 1950) in Austria and in the
United States but also to present his extensive scientific work. In
particular, the two main subjects, where he earned most of his
fame, are outline: Statistical Decision Theory and Sequential
Analysis. In addition, emphasis is laid on his contributions to
Econometrics and related fields.