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Full Name Year Elected Fellow Date of Birth Date of Death Deceased Meta Data
Addario-Berry, Louigi 2020 No 2

Addario-Berry, Louigi

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NameAddario-Berry, Louigi
Year Elected Fellow2020
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Citations
  • For fundamental contributions to probability, in particular to the topics of branching structures and random graphs, and for his devoted service to the mathematical sciences and promotion of diversity within them.
Adler, Robert J. 1989 No 2

Adler, Robert J.

Person Basic Info

NameAdler, Robert J.
Year Elected Fellow1989
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Biographies
Honors
  • IMS Medallion Lecturer, 1997
Agresti, Alan 2008 No 3

Agresti, Alan

Person Basic Info

NameAgresti, Alan
Year Elected Fellow2008
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Citations
  • For contributions to categorical data analysis, through research and exceptional textbooks, and for excellence in teaching and mentoring of students
Airoldi, Edoardo M. 2019 No 5

Airoldi, Edoardo M.

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NameAiroldi, Edoardo M.
Year Elected Fellow2019
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Biographies
  • Amstat News, Oct. 2018, p. 34
Citations
  • For methodological contributions to modeling network data and theoretical contributions to random geometric hypergraphs
Honors
  • IMS Medallion Lecturer, 2017
Aït_Sahalia, Yacine 2004 No 3

Aït_Sahalia, Yacine

Person Basic Info

NameAït_Sahalia, Yacine
Year Elected Fellow2004
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Citations
  • For developing new statistical methods for diffusion and other stochastic processes, for identifying and opening new fields of applications of statistics including nonparametric inference and testing to the analysis and pricing of financial instruments, and for his conscientious professional service
Aitchison, John 1993 1926-07-22 2016-12-23 Yes 5

Aitchison, John

Person Basic Info

NameAitchison, John
Year Elected Fellow1993
Date of birth1926-07-22
Date of death2016-12-23
DeceasedYes

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Biographies
Honors
  • Guy Medal in Silver, 1988
  • The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow, elected 1968
In Memoriam
  • Titterington, M. (2017). John Aitchison, 1926-2016. J. Roy. Statist. Soc. Ser. A, Vol. 180, pp. 925-927
Aitken, Alexander C. 1947 1895-04-01 1967-11-03 Yes 24

Aitken, Alexander C.

Person Basic Info

NameAitken, Alexander C.
Year Elected Fellow1947
Date of birth1895-04-01
Date of death1967-11-03
DeceasedYes

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Biographies
  • Fenton, P. (1995). A. C. Aitken (1895-1967). Austral. Math. Soc. Gaz., Vol. 22(1), pp. 21-23
  • Fenton, P. (1995). Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967). New Zealand Math. Soc. Newslett., No. 63, pp. 20-21
  • Fenton, P. C. (1999). Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967). In A History of Statistics in New Zealand (H. S. Roberts, ed.), pp. 73-75. New Zealand Statistical Association, Wellington
  • Hunter, I. M. L. (1962). An exceptional talent for calculative thinking. British J. of Psychology, Vol. 53, pp. 243-258
  • Kidson, H. P. (1973). Alexander Craig Aitken: New Zealand’s greatest mathematician. New Zealand Math. Mag., Vol. 10, pp. 129-133
  • Tee, G. J. (1996). Alexander Craig Aitken, 1895-1967. In Proceedings of the A. C. Aitken Centenary Conference (L. Kavalieris, F. C. Lam, L. A. Roberts and J. A. Shanks, eds.), pp. 11-19. Univ. Otago Press, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Watson, G. S. (1997). Aitken, Alexander Craig. In Leading Personalities in Statistical Sciences, from the 17th Century to the Present (N. L. Johnson and S. Kotz, eds.), pp. 173-175. Wiley, New York. Duplicated (2006). Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (S. Kotz, N. Balakrishnan, C. Read and B. Vidakovic, eds.). Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
  • Whittaker, J. M. and Bartlett, M. S. (1968). Alexander Craig Aitken, 1 April 1895-3 November 1967. Biogr. Mems. Fell. R. Soc., Vol. 14, pp. 1-14, with portrait http://www.jstor.org/stable/769436
Honors
  • Royal Society of New Zealand, Honorary Fellow, elected 1940
  • The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow, elected 1925
  • The Royal Society of Literature, Fellow, elected 1964
  • The Royal Society, Fellow, elected 1936
In Memoriam
  • Copson, E. T., Kendall, D. G., Miller, J. C. P. and Ledermann, W. (1968). A. C. Aitken. Proc. Edinburgh Math. Soc. (2), Vol. 16, pp. 151-176
  • Silverstone, H. (1968). Alexander Craig Aitken, M.A., D.Sc., LI.D., F.R.S.E., F.R.S. (1895-1967). J. Roy. Statist. Soc. Ser. A, Vol. 131, pp. 259-261 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2343867
Memoirs
  • Aitken, A. C. (1963). Gallipoli to the Somme: Recollections of a New Zealand Infantryman. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Aitken, A. C. (1995). To Catch the Spirit: The Memoir of A. C. Aitken, with a biographical introduction by P. C. Fenton. Univ. Otago Press, Dunedin, New Zealand
Obituaries
  • The Times, Nov. 6, 1967, p. 10g; Nov. 7, 1967, p. 12h; Nov. 22, 1967, p. 12h
Portraits
Akaike, Hirotugu 1988 1927-11-05 2009-08-04 Yes 10

Akaike, Hirotugu

Person Basic Info

NameAkaike, Hirotugu
Year Elected Fellow1988
Date of birth1927-11-05
Date of death2009-08-04
DeceasedYes

Person Meta Info

Biographies
  • Kitagawa, G. (2008). Contributions of Professor Hirotugu Akaike in statistical science. J. Japan Statist. Soc., Vol. 38, pp. 119-130
Honors
  • Kyoto Prize, 2006
In Memoriam
  • Kitagawa, G. (2010). In memory of Hirotugu Akaike. Eur. J. Control, Vol. 16, pp. 307-308
  • Konishi, S. and Kitagawa, G. (2010). Preface: Special issue in honor of Dr. Hirotugu Akaike. Ann. Inst. Statist. Math., Vol. 62, pp. 1-2
  • Tong, H. (2010). Hirotugu Akaike, 1927-2009. IMS Bulletin, Vol. 39(5), p. 9
  • Tong, H. (2010). Professor Hirotugu Akaike, 1927-2009. J. Roy. Statist. Soc. Ser. A, Vol. 173, pp. 451-454
  • Tong, H. (2010). Professor Hirotugu Akaike, 1927-2009. J. Roy. Statist. Soc. Ser. A, Vol. 173, pp. 451-454
Akritas, Michael G. 2001 No 3

Akritas, Michael G.

Person Basic Info

NameAkritas, Michael G.
Year Elected Fellow2001
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Biographies
Citations
  • For outstanding research in rank-based methods, nonparametric models, and censored data analysis; for consulting, disseminating statistical knowledge, mentoring students and service to the profession
Alam, Khursheed 1987 No 1

Alam, Khursheed

Person Basic Info

NameAlam, Khursheed
Year Elected Fellow1987
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Albert, Arthur E. 1972 No 1

Albert, Arthur E.

Person Basic Info

NameAlbert, Arthur E.
Year Elected Fellow1972
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Aldous, David J. 1985 No 12

Aldous, David J.

Person Basic Info

NameAldous, David J.
Year Elected Fellow1985
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

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Biographies
Honors
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, elected 2004
  • Bernoulli Society Kolmogorov Lecturer, 2004
  • IMS Medallion Lecturer, 1982
  • Loève Prize, 1993
  • National Academy of Sciences, Foreign Associate, elected 2010
  • Rollo Davidson Prize, 1980
  • The Royal Society, Fellow, elected 1994
  • Wald Lecturer, 1993
Video Audios
Alexander, Kenneth S. 1991 No 2

Alexander, Kenneth S.

Person Basic Info

NameAlexander, Kenneth S.
Year Elected Fellow1991
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

Person Meta Info

Biographies
Honors
  • IMS Medallion Lecturer, 1996
Allen, Roy G. D. 1953 1906-06-03 1983-09-29 Yes 11

Allen, Roy G. D.

Person Basic Info

NameAllen, Roy G. D.
Year Elected Fellow1953
Date of birth1906-06-03
Date of death1983-09-29
DeceasedYes

Person Meta Info

Biographies
  • Stone, J. R. N. (2008). Allen, Roy George Douglas (1906-1983). In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd ed. (S. N. Durlauf and L. E. Blume, eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, New York
Honors
  • British Academy, Fellow, elected 1952
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire, granted 1954
  • Guy Medal in Gold, 1978
  • Knighted, 1966
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire, granted 1946
In Memoriam
  • Cairncross, A. (1984). Roy Allen, 1906-1983. Proc. British Academy, Vol. 70, pp. 379-385
Allison, David B. 2012 No 3

Allison, David B.

Person Basic Info

NameAllison, David B.
Year Elected Fellow2012
Date of birthn/a
Date of deathn/a
DeceasedNo

Person Meta Info

Biographies
  • David Allison to head the Indiana University School of Public Health in Bloomington. Amstat News, Aug. 2017, pp. 40-41
Citations
  • For outstanding leadership in the application of statistics to the study of obesity and genetics and for mentoring in statistical science

 

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