Person
Heyde, Christopher Charles (1939 - 2008)
AM FAA
- Born
- 20 April 1939
New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 6 March 2008
- Occupation
- Mathematician and Statistician
Summary
Christopher Heyde became Professor of Statistics at the Australian National University in 1987. He was formerly Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics 1975-1983. Heyde was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1977 and was Vice-President from 1988 to 1989. He also held executive positions with the Statistical Society of An and the Australian Mathematical Society. Heyde made outstanding contributions to probability theory and its applications, his theoretical work focusing on the laws of large numbers, branching processes, martingale theory and estimation theory. Other interests included the history of statistics and probability; with colleague Eugene Seneta he published several books in this field. Heyde also contributed significantly to his field through his editorial roles with a number of international journals.
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Chronology
- 1961
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1962
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1964 - 1965
- Career position - Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University
- 1965 - 1967
- Career position - Lecturer, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1967 - 1968
- Career position - Special Lecturer, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 1968 - 1975
- Career position - Reader in Statistics, School of General Studies, Australian National University
- 1972 - 1973
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
- 1972 - 1974
- Career position - Associate Editor, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society
- 1972 - 1982
- Career position - Editor, Advances in applied probability
- 1972 - 2008
- Career position - Member, International Statistical Institute
- 1973
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Australian National University
- 1973 - 1978
- Career position - Editor, Australian journal of statistics
- 1973 - 1983
- Career position - Member of Council, Canberra Branch, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1973 - 1986
- Career position - Member of Council, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1973 - 2008
- Award - Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- 1974 - 1981
- Career position - Associate Editor, Annals of probability
- 1975 - 1983
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics
- 1976 - 1990
- Career position - Associate Editor, Mathematics of operations research
- 1977 - 1983
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics
- 1977 - 2008
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1978 - 1982
- Career position - Member, Sectional Committee 1 for mathematics, Australian Academy of Science
- 1979 - 1980
- Career position - President, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1979 - 1987
- Career position - Member of Council, Bernoulli Society, International Statistical Institute
- 1980 - 1983
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Mathematical Society
- 1980 - 1987
- Career position - Associate Editor, International statistical review
- 1981
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Mathematical Society
- 1981 - 1983
- Career position - Acting Chief, CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics
- 1981 - 1992
- Career position - Member, Australian Mathematics Competition Board
- 1981 - 2008
- Award - Honorary Life Member, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1982 - 1985
- Career position - Member of Council, International Mathematical Institute
- 1983 - 1986
- Career position - Professor and Chairman, Department of Statistics, University of Melbourne
- 1983 - 1989
- Career position - Editor, Stochastic processes and their applications
- 1984 - 2008
- Career position - Trustee, Applied Probability Trust
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - President, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - Founding Director, Key Centre for Statistical Science joint between La Trobe, Monash, Melbourne and RMIT
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - President, Victorian Branch, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1985 - 1987
- Career position - President, Bernoulli Society, International Statistical Institute
- 1985 - 1987
- Career position - Vice-President, International Statistical Institute
- 1986 - 1988
- Career position - Head, Department of Statistics, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
- 1986 - 1992
- Career position - Professor of Statistics, Department of Statistics, Australian National University
- 1986 - 1993
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - President, Canberra Branch, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1988
- Award - Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia
- 1988
- Career position - Director, National Mathematical Sciences Congress
- 1988 - 1989
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science
- 1989 - 1992
- Career position - Foundation Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University
- 1989 - 1993
- Career position - Treasurer, Australian Academy of Science
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - Chairman, Executive Committee, Australian Foundation for Science
- 1990 - 2007
- Career position - Editor, Journal of applied probability
- 1991 - 1994
- Career position - Member of Council International Mathematical Institute
- 1992 - 1999
- Career position - Director, Australian Foundation for Science
- 1992 - 2005
- Career position - Professor of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Vice-President, International Statistical Institute
- 1993 - 2007
- Career position - Director, Centre for Applied Probability, Columbia University, New York , U.S.A.
- 1994
- Award - Hannan Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1995
- Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1998
- Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Sydney
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in statistics
- 2003
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to mathematics, particularly through research into statistics and probability, and to the advancement of learning in these disciplines
- 2003 - 2008
- Award - Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
- 2008
- Career position - Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Christopher Charles Heyde - Records, MS 225; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Book Sections
- Heyde, C. C., 'Allan, Frances Elizabeth (1905-1952), statistician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 26-27. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130031b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Publications of Christopher Charles Heyde', Journal of applied probability, 41A (Special issue) (2004), xi-xviii. Details
- Gani, J. M.; and Seneta, E., 'Christopher Charles Heyde, AM, DSc, FAA, FAASA', Journal of Applied Probability, 41A (Special issue) (2004), vii-x. Details
- Gani, J.; and Seneta, E., 'Obituary: Christopher Charles Heyde AM, DSc, FAA, FASSA', Journal of Applied Probability, 45 (2008), 587-92. Details
- Glasserman, Paul and Kou, Steven, 'A Conversation with Chris Heyde', Statistical Science, 21 (2) (2006), 286-298. Details
- Heyde, C., 'A conversation with Joe Gani', Statistical Science, 10 (1995), 214-30. Details
- Heyde, C. C., 'Official statistics in the late colonial period leading on to the work of the first Commonwealth Statistician, G. H. Knibbs', Australian Journal of Statistics, 30 (B) (1988), 23-43. Details
- Heyde, C. C., 'Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 14 July 1917 - 19 September 1988', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 37 (1991), 366-79, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1991.0018. Details
- Nash, L., 'Chris Heyde: an appreciation', Journal of applied probability, 45 (2008), 593-4. Details
- Seneta, E.; and Gani, J. M., 'Christopher Charles Heyde 1939- 2008', Historical Records of Australian Science, 20 (1) (2009), 67-90 , https://doi.org/10.1071/HR09004. Details
- Seneta, Eugene and Maller, Ross, 'In memoriam: Christopher Charles Heyde, 20 April 1939 - 6 March 2008', SSAI newsletter, 123 (2008), 11-2. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5106872. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93186260. Details
- 'Heyde, C C (19390420-20080306)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1054051. Details
Reviews
- Roberts, H.S., (ed.) A History of Statistics in New Zealand (1999)
Heyde, Chris, Historical Records of Australian Science, 13 (3), (2001), 366-367. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR0011330351. Details
See also
- Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2023. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/thomas-ranken-lyle-medal. Details
- Christopher Heyde Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/christopher-heyde-medal. Details
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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