V. S. Huzurbazar

Vasant S. Huzurbazar
Born(1919-09-15)15 September 1919[citation needed]
Died15 November 1991(1991-11-15) (aged 72)[citation needed]
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge, University of Mumbai, Banaras Hindu University
AwardsAdams Prize (1960)[citation needed]
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Denver,
University of Pune,
Gauhati University[citation needed]
Doctoral advisorHarold Jeffreys

Vasant Shankar Huzurbazar (15 September 1919 – 15 November 1991) was an Indian statistician from Kolhapur. Huzurbazar was the founder head of the department of statistics, University of Pune from 1953 to 1976.[citation needed] From 1976 to 1979, he was visiting professor of statistics at the University of Manitoba.[1] From 1979 to 1991, he served as professor at University of Denver, Colorado until his death.[citation needed] He served as visiting professor for two years to the Iowa State University in 1962.[citation needed]

In 1974, Huzurbazar was awarded the Padma Bhushan from Government of India for his contributions to the field of statistics.[2] In 1983 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[3]

  1. ^ "INSA :: Deceased Fellow Detail". insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA, accessed 2016-10-22.