Anirban DasGupta, Purdue University, writes: Thriyambakam Krishnan, former Dean of Academic Studies and Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, passed away in Chennai, India on July 4; he was 81. Jointly with G.J. McLachlan he authored the masterly and popular Wiley text on the EM algorithm and its applications. Dr.…

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George Roussas writes in memory of his colleague: Joining in the celebration of the life and achievements of PK Bhattacharya [see his obituary], I wish to scribe a few words based on reminiscences from our lives on campus of UC-Davis. PK was present almost from the establishment of Statistics…

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Prodyot Kumar Bhattacharya passed away March 9, 2018, at his home in Davis, California. He was professor emeritus at the University of California at Davis and contributed to the field of statistics during a career that spanned more than 50 years. PK, as he was called by many colleagues and…

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Dr. George Edward Cave of West New York, son of the late George Thomas Cave and the late Leatha Willa Cave, née Shelton, passed away at age 71 on April 18, 2018 in Washington DC. While attending Memorial High School, George was President of the General Student Organization, a National…

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Lawrence David Brown, one of the leading statisticians of our time, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2018, at the age of 77, after a long battle with cancer. We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Larry, a teacher, a mentor, a colleague, and a friend. Larry preserved…

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