Please answer the following question: What key details about danie g. krige can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: danie gerhardus krige -lrb- 26 august 1919 -- 3 march 2013 -rrb- was a south african mining engineer who pioneered the field of geostatistics and was professor at the university of the witwatersrand , republic of south africa . the technique of kriging is named after him . krige 's empirical work to evaluate mineral resources was formalised in the 1960s by french engineer georges matheron .
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- known for is kriging- fields is geostatistics- death date is 3 march 2013- workplaces is anglo transvaal , university of the witwatersrand ,- awards is order for meritorious service , class 1 , gold- birth date is 26 august 1919- name is danie gerhardus krige- death place is johannesburg , -lrb- ofs -rrb- , south africa- birth place is bothaville , -lrb- ofs -rrb- , south africa- alma mater is university of the witwatersrand