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Peter Whittle
Mathematician and statistician (1927-2021) · New Zealand · Academics · Died at 94
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Something wrong?Peter Whittle was a mathematician and statistician from New Zealand, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimisation and stochastic dynamics. From 1967 to 1994, he was the Churchill Professor of Mathematics for Operational Research at the University of Cambridge.
A life in dates
2021Died10 August 20211997John von Neumann Theory PrizeAward1996Guy Medal in GoldAward1991Forder LectureshipAward1987Honorary Doctor of Victoria University of WellingtonAward1986Frederick W. Lanchester PrizeAward1981Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiAward1966Guy Medal in SilverAward1962Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1927Born27 February 1927
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About this person
Country
New Zealand
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2021 · aged 94
In common with Peter
Yves GuyotBoth received Guy Medal in Silver
R. Tyrrell RockafellarBoth received Frederick W. Lanchester PrizeThomas William KörnerBoth received Forder LectureshipHarvey GoldsteinBoth received Guy Medal in Silver
Michael MaschlerBoth received Frederick W. Lanchester Prize
Geoffrey GrimmettBoth received Forder LectureshipFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.