Biographical entry Moran, Patrick Alfred Pierce (1917 - 1988)

Summary

Patrick Moran was Professor of Statistics at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University 1952-1983. He was the son of Herbert Moran.

Details

Born Sydney,14 July 1917. Died Canberra, 23 September 1988. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc 1937) and Cambridge (BA 1939). Experimental officer, Ministry of Supply 1940-43; Australian Scientific Liaison Office, London 1943-45; Baylis Research Studentship, St John's College, Cambridge 1945-46; Senior Research Officer, Institute of Statistics, Oxford University 1946-51; foundation professor of statistics, Australian National University 1952-82; honorary Visiting Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Research Unit, Australian National University 1983-88. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1962; Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1963; honorary life fellow, Royal Statistical Society 1970; Fellow, Royal Society 1975; honorary life member, Statistical Society of Australia 1978; Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia 1982. First president, Statistical Society of Australia 1963-64; president, Australian Mathematical Society 1976-78.

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran - Records, 1936 - 1962, MS 18; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• 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
• Moran, P. A. P., 'Edmund Alfred Cornish', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 2, no. 4, 1974, pp. 41-47. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9740240041.htm. Details
• Wilson, S. R., 'Patrick A.P. Moran, 1917-1988: in Memorium', Genetic Epidemiology, vol. 6, 1989, pp. 397-398. Details

Online Resources

• 'Moran, Patrick Alfred Pierce - Ms 18', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms018.html. Details
• Heyde, C. C., 'Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917-1988', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/moran.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Moran, P A P', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-507564. Details