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Chris Heyde
Born20 April 1939 (1939-04-20)
Died6 March 2008 (2008-03-07) (aged 68)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materThe Australian National University
Scientific career
FieldsProbability theory,
Stochastic processes,
Statistics
InstitutionsColumbia University,
University of Melbourne, CSIRO,
University of Manchester,
University of Sheffield,
Michigan State University,
The Australian National University, Canberra.
Doctoral advisorPatrick Alfred Pierce Moran

Christopher Charles "Chris" Heyde AM (20 April 1939, in Sydney – 6 March 2008, in Canberra) was a prominent Australian statistician who did leading research in probability, stochastic processes and statistics.

Heyde was a professor at Columbia University, the University of Melbourne, CSIRO, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, Michigan State University, and The Australian National University, Canberra.[1][2][3][4]

In 2008, Heyde died of metastatic melanoma.

Honours

Offices held

  • Vice President of the International Statistical Institute
  • President of the Bernoulli Society
  • President of the Statistical Society of Australia (1979-1981)
  • Vice President of the Australian Mathematical Society
  • Editor of the Australian Journal of Statistics
  • Editor of Stochastic Processes and Their Applications (1983–1989)
  • Editor-in-chief of Journal of Applied Probability (1990–2008)
  • Editor-in-chief of Advances in Applied Probability (1990–2008).

References

  1. ^ Joe Gani and Eugene Seneta, Obituary: Christopher Charles Heyde AM, DSc, FAA, FASSA Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Journal of Applied Probability, vol 45, pp.587-592 (2008)
  2. ^ Paul Glasserman and Steven Kou, "A conversation with Chris Heyde" Archived 3 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Statistical Science, 2006, vol 21, No. 2, pp 286-298.
  3. ^ CAP, Center for Applied Probability at Columbia University
  4. ^ Christopher C. Heyde 1939 - 2008 Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Statistics, Columbia University
  5. ^ a b Awards Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Statistical Society of Australia Inc.
  6. ^ Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Academy of Science, retrieved 2010-06-06.
  7. ^ "Heyde, Christopher Charles, AM". It's an Honour. Government of Australia. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2008.