Gopinath Kallianpur | |
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Born | |
Died | Cleveland, Ohio, US | February 19, 2015
Alma mater | University of Madras |
Known for | Fisher consistency |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics and Statistics |
Institutions | Indian Statistical Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Herbert Robbins |
Gopinath Kallianpur (1925–2015)[1] was an Indian American mathematician and statistician who became the first director of the Indian Statistical Institute (1976–79) under its new Memorandum of Association. During his tenure as the director the new centre of ISI at Bangalore, Karnataka was founded.