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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-04-28 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000326b.htm person Cornish Edmund Alfred FAA AACR2 7 January 1909 31 January 1973 Place of Birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia Mathematician Statistician Science administrator Alf Cornish was Officer-in-Charge, Section of Mathematical Statistics, CSIR/O, Adelaide 1944-1954 and then Chief of the Division of Mathematical Statistics, CSIRO 1954-1973. He was an early advocate of the potential value of computers for CSIRO and was involved in the establishment of the Division of Computing Science. His main research interests were in statistical metrology, multivariate analysis and fiducial inference. Since 2012 the Australasian Region of the International Biometric Society has awarded the E. A. (Alf) Cornish Award to recognise of a member in the region who has given long time service to the Society and to the advancement of biometry. 1931 1931 Education - Graduated in agriculture, University of Melbourne 1937 1937 Career event - Leave of absence From Waite Institute to study with R. A. Fisher at University College, London 1938 1940 Career position - Statistician, Waite Institute 1940 1940 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide 1941 1944 Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Biometric Section, CSIR 1944 1954 Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Section of Mathematical Statistics, CSIRO 1948 1950 Career position - Vice-President, Australasian Region, International Biometric Society 1951 1951 Award - Australian Medal for Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1951 1951 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adealide 1954 1973 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1954 1973 Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Mathematical Statistics 1956 1957 Career position - President, International Biometric Society 1958 1973 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1968 1973 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Statistical Society, United Kingdom 1970 1973 Career position - Council Member, International Biometric Society Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (1935 - 1996)

Fellow 1958 - 1973

 CSIRO Division of Mathematical Statistics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1954 - 1974)

Chief 5 April 1954 - 31 Jnauary 1973

 CSIR/O Mathematical Statistics Section, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1944 - 1954)

Officer-in-Charge, Adelaide 1 September 1944 - 31 June 1954

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1954 - 1973

 CSIR Biometrics Section, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1941 - 1944)

Officer-in-Charge 13 March 1941 - 31 August 1944

 Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (1948 - )

Awarded the Medal 1851 by the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

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 Cornish, E A (1909-1973)

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 'Cornish, Edmund Alfred (Alf)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cornish, Edmund Alfred (Alf) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation 1962 Resource Section: Cornish, Edmund Alfred - Ms 89 Cornish, Edmund Alfred - Ms 89 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Journal Article: Edmund Alfred Cornish Moran, P. A. P. Edmund Alfred Cornish 1974 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 2 4 41-47 Journal Article: Obituary: Edmond Alfred Cornish (1909-1973) [includes list of publications] Hannan, E. J. Obituary: Edmond Alfred Cornish (1909-1973) [includes list of publications] 1973 Australian Journal of Statistics 15 3 218-220 Book: Published papers of E.A. Cornish: a memorial volume Cornish, E. A. Published papers of E.A. Cornish: a memorial volume Adelaide E. A. Cornish Memorial Appeal 1974 Journal Article: The role of statisticians in CSIRO: past, present and future Speed, T. P. The role of statisticians in CSIRO: past, present and future 1988 Australian Journal of Statistics 30 B 15-34 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 Resource Section: Edmund Alfred Cornish Ward, C. Edmund Alfred Cornish Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 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 Journal Article: James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P. James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 299-313 Edmund Alfred Cornish - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Edmund Alfred Cornish - Records MS 089 1937 - 1969 Lecture notes for courses in mathematical statistics and statistical method given at the University of Adelaide, 1946; work notes, University College London 1937-38 and other material; manuscript, typescript and diagrams for the third Fisher Memorial Lecture in 1969. 0.09 m Edmund Alfred Cornish Edmund Alfred Cornish All rights reserved.

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