Donald A. S. Fraser | |
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| Born | April 29, 1925 |
| Died | December 21, 2020 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Princeton University |
| Spouse | Nancy Reid |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | Generalized Hit Probabilities with a Gaussian Target (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel S. Wilks John Tukey |
| Doctoral students | |
Donald Alexander Stuart Fraser OC FRSC (April 29, 1925–December 21, 2020) was a Canadian statistician, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.[1] In 2012 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for his influence in the advancement of the statistical sciences in Canada.[2] In 1961 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[3] In 1985, he was awarded the first Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada. In 2014 he was chosen as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society "for contributions to the theory and foundations of statistics, as well as for leadership and influence on the advancement of the statistical sciences."[4][5]
- ^ "Fraser, Donald A.S." Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Appointments to the Order of Canada". Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-07-23.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ "Donald FRASER". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 January 2021.