Chris Heyde

Christopher Charles Heyde AM (20 April 1939, in Sydney – 6 March 2008, in Canberra) was a prominent Australian statistician who did leading research in probability, stochastic processes and statistics.

Chris Heyde
Born20 April 1939 (1939-04-20)
Died6 March 2008 (2008-03-07) (aged 68)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materThe Australian National University
Scientific career
FieldsProbability theory,
Stochastic processes,
Statistics
InstitutionsColumbia University,
University of Melbourne, CSIRO,
University of Manchester,
University of Sheffield,
Michigan State University,
The Australian National University, Canberra.
Doctoral advisorPatrick Alfred Pierce Moran

Heyde was a professor at Columbia University, the University of Melbourne, CSIRO, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, Michigan State University, and The Australian National University, Canberra.

In 2008, Heyde died of metastatic melanoma.

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