Henry Oliver Lancaster

Henry Oliver Lancaster AO FAA,[1] (1 February 1913, Sydney – 2 December 2001, Sydney), also known as "HOL", was an Australian mathematical statistician and was Foundation Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Sydney. After initial actuarial and accounting studies, his early studies and career were in medicine, particularly in pathology where he employed a strong element of statistical analysis. From 1946 to 1959 he worked in the area of tropical medicine in Sydney and London. From 1959 to 1978 he was Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Sydney, at which time he retired.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 26 January 1992. "For service to mathematical sciences and to education"
  2. ↑ E. Seneta; G.K. Eagleson (2004). "Henry Oliver Lancaster 1913–2001" (PDF). Historical Records of Australian Science. 15 (2): 223–250.
  3. ↑ Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, sydney.edu.au/science
  4. ↑ Lancaster, Henry Oliver MB BS 1937 MD 1967 FAA 1961 DSc 1971 PhD 1953 BA 1947, sydney.edu.au/medicine



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