Biographical entry Hannan, Edward James (1921 - 1994)

Summary

Ted Hannan was Professor of Statistics in the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University from 1971-1986. Prior to this he was a Fellow in Statistics 1954-1958 and Professor of Statistics in the School of General Studies 1959-1971 at the same university.

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Events

1936 - 1941

Career position - Clerk with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia

1941 - 1946

Career position - Service with the Royal Australian Army Corps of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force

1949

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian National University in Canberra

1949

Education - Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) completed at the University of Melbourne

1949 - 1953

Career position - Statistician at the Commonwealth Reserve Bank

1954 - 1958

Career position - Fellow in Statistics at the Australian National University

1959 - 1970

Career position - Professor of Statistics and Head of the Department of Statistics at the School of General Studies, Australian National University

1970

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1971 - 1986

Career position - Professor of Statistics at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University

1979

Career position - Lyle Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science

1980

Award - Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)

1982 - 1985

Career position - Head of the Department of Statistics at the Institute of Advanced Studies

1986

Career position - Pitman Medal received from the Statistical Society of Australia

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Edward James Hannan - Records, 1948, MS 96; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Gani, J. M., 'Edward James Hannan, 1921-1994', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 10, no. 3, 1994, pp. 265-291. Details
• Hannan, E. J., 'Obituary: Edmond Alfred Cornish (1909-1973) [includes list of publications]', Australian Journal of Statistics, vol. 15, no. 3, 1973, pp. 218-220. Details

Online Resources

• 'Hannan, Edward James - Ms 96', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms096.html. Details
• Gani, J. M., 'Edward James Hannan 1921-1994', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/hannan.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Hannan, E J', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-636332. Details

See also

• Heyde, C. C., 'Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 1, 1992, pp. 17-30. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9920910017.htm. Details