 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (October 2024) |
Chris Heyde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 April 1939 |
| Died | 6 March 2008 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | The Australian National University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Probability theory, Stochastic processes, Statistics |
| Institutions | Columbia University, University of Melbourne, CSIRO, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, Michigan State University, The Australian National University, Canberra. |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran |
Christopher Charles Heyde (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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ CAP Archived 11 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Center for Applied Probability at Columbia University
- ^ Christopher C. Heyde 1939 – 2008 Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Statistics, Columbia University