Person

Hannan, Edward James (1921 - 1994)

FAA FASSA

Born
29 January 1921
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
7 January 1994
Occupation
Statistician

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.

He is commemorated by the Hannan Medal, awarded by the Australian Academy of Science.

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Chronology

1936 - 1941
Career position - Clerk with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
1941 - 1946
Military service - Service with the Royal Australian Army Corps of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force
1949
Education - Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), University of Melbourne
1949 - 1953
Career position - Statistician at the Commonwealth Reserve Bank
c. 1953 - 1956
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University in Canberra
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 - 1994
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 - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science
1980 - 1994
Award - Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
1981 - 1983
Career position - President, Statistical Society of Australia
1982 - 1985
Career position - Head of the Department of Statistics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University
1986
Award - Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Edward James Hannan - Records, 1948 - 1994, MS 096; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

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Journal Articles

  • Gani, J., 'Obituary: Edward James Hannan', Australian Journal of Statistics, 36 (1) (1994), 1-8. Details
  • Gani, J., 'Obituary: Edward James Hannan', Journal of Applied Probability, 31 (1994), 857-66. Details
  • Gani, J. M., 'Edward James Hannan, 1921-1994', Historical Records of Australian Science, 10 (2) (1994), 173-185, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9941020173. Details
  • Hannan, E. J., 'Obituary: Edmond Alfred Cornish (1909-1973) [includes list of publications]', Australian Journal of Statistics, 15 (3) (1973), 218-220. Details

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