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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000222b.htm person Belz Maurice Henry AACR2 1 February 1897 28 March 1975 Place of Birth Auburn, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Parkville, Victoria, Australia Statistician Mathematician Maurice Belz headed the first autonomous department of statistics in Australia at the University of Melbourne (1948) and was the foundation Professor of Statistics there (1955-1963). Many of the initial generation of Australia's professional statisticians were either trained or taught in Belz's department, which ran a course for graduates from science and industry.

Born Auburn, New South Wales, 1 February 1897. Died Melbourne, 28 March 1975. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc 1918) and Cambridge (MSc 1922). Lecturer in mathematics, University of Melbourne 1923-28; senior lecturer 1928-32; research into the application of mathematics to economics, London School of Economics and University of Oslo 1933-36; senior lecturer in mathematical economics, faculty of commerce, University of Melbourne 1937-47; associate professor of mathematical statistics 1948-54; professor of statistics 1955-63. President, French-Australian Association of Victoria 1944-70. Légion d'honneur 1954.

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - ) 1948 1963

Maurice Belz headed the first autonomous department of statistics in Australia at the University of Melbourne (1948) and was the foundation Professor of Statistics there (1955-1963)

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 'Belz, Maurice Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Belz, Maurice Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Belz, Maurice Henry Belz, Maurice Henry Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Obituary: Maurice H. Belz (1897-1975) Williams, E. J. Obituary: Maurice H. Belz (1897-1975) 1975 Australian Journal of Statistics 17 1 56-57 Book Section: Belz, Maurice Henry (1897-1975), mathematical statistician Laby, Betty Belz, Maurice Henry (1897-1975), mathematical statistician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 160-161 Journal Article: Statistical Society of New South Wales Lancaster, H. O. Statistical Society of New South Wales 1988 Australian Journal of Statistics 30 B 99-109 Book Section: Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences Rasmussen, Carolyn Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 105-131 Journal Article: Some aspects in the development of statistics in Australia Gani, J. Some aspects in the development of statistics in Australia 1976 Australian Journal of Statistics 18 1/2 1-20 Maurice Henry Belz - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Maurice Henry Belz - Records 1914 - 1975 Certificates of degrees and prizes received at the University of Sydney 1914-20; curriculum vitae 1955; posthumous articles on Belz [2 cm]. 0.02 m