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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000556b.htm person Lancaster Henry Oliver AO FAA AACR2 1 February 1913 2 December 2001 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physician Statistician Henry Lancaster was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Professor of Medical Statistics at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1946-1959 and Professor of Mathematical Statistics 1959-1978. 1937 1937 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney c. 1937 c. 1939 Career position - Resident Medical Officer and Resident Pathologist, Sydney Hospital c. 1939 c. 1939 Career position - Junior Fellow in Medicine of the Postgraduate Medical Foundation at Prince Henry Hospital c. 1940 c. 1940 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1940 1946 Military service - Second World War. Major, Pathologist with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 1946 1959 Career position - Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1948 1949 Career position - Rockefeller Fellow in Medicine, London School of Hygiene 1952 1953 Career position - President, Statistical Society of New South Wales 1953 1953 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1957 1963 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Mathematical Society 1959 1971 Career position - Editor of the Australian Journal of Statistics 1959 1978 Career position - Professor of Mathematical Statistics, University of Sydney 1961 1961 Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1961 2001 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1965 1966 Career position - President, Statistical Society of Australia 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney 1966 1967 Career position - President, Australian Mathematical Society 1971 1971 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney 1972 2001 Award - Honorary Life Member, Statistical Society of Australia 1 Aug 1977 1 Aug 1977 Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1980 1980 Award - Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia 1981 2001 Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Mathematical Society 1992 1992 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to mathematical sciences and to education Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1961

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1946 - 1959; Professor of Mathematical Statistics 1959 - 1978

 Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia (1978 - )

Awarded the Medal 1980

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

President 1966 - 1967; Honorary Life Member 1981 - 2001

 Statistical Society of New South Wales ( - 1962)

President 1952 - 1953

 Statistical Society of Australia (1962 - )

President 1966 - 1967 and 1980; Honorary Life Member 1972 - 2001

 Australian Army Medical Corps (1902 - 1948)

Pathologist 1940 - 1046

 School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, The University of Sydney (1930 - 1980)

Senior Lecturer and later Professor of Medical Statistics 1946 - 1959

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1961 - 2001

Wikidata

VIAF - Virtual International Authority File

 Lancaster, H O (1913-2001)

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 'Lancaster, Henry Oliver', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lancaster, Henry Oliver Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Henry Oliver Lancaster 1913-2001 Seneta, E.; and Eagleson, G.K. Henry Oliver Lancaster 1913-2001 2004 Historical Records of Australian Science 15 2 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 Journal Article: Obituary: James Joscelyn Lawrence Backhouse, T. C.; Lancaster, H. O. Obituary: James Joscelyn Lawrence 1960 Australian Journal of Science 23 3 76-77 Journal Article: An Early Statistician: John Graunt (1620-1674) Lancaster, H. O. An Early Statistician: John Graunt (1620-1674) 1962 Medical Journal of Australia 2 19 734-738 Journal Article: Morris Birbeck Pell, 1827 - 1879 Lancaster, H. O. Morris Birbeck Pell, 1827 - 1879 1977 Australian Mathematical Society gazette 4 89-94 Journal Article: Obituary: Norman McAlister Gregg Lancaster, H. O. Obituary: Norman McAlister Gregg 1966 Australian Journal of Science 29 4 104 Journal Article: Charles Henry Wickens, 1872-1939 [includes list of publications] Lancaster, H. O. Charles Henry Wickens, 1872-1939 [includes list of publications] 1974 Australian Journal of Statistics 16 2 71-82 Journal Article: Tables of Mortality Rates for Australia, 1881-1980 Lancaster, H. O. Tables of Mortality Rates for Australia, 1881-1980 1987 Reference Australia 1 November 3-26 Book Section: Baldwin, Alec Hutcheson (1891-1971), professor of tropical medicine Lancaster, H. O. Baldwin, Alec Hutcheson (1891-1971), professor of tropical medicine Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 97-98 Journal Article: Health and Medicine in Australia, 1788-1988 Lancaster, H. O.; and Gordon, D. Health and Medicine in Australia, 1788-1988 1988 Reference Australia 2 May 21-49 Journal Article: Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, 1913 - 2001 Armitage, Peter Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, 1913 - 2001 2002 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series D (The statistician) 51 4 566-8 Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, AO FAA 1 February 1913 - 2 December 2001 Seneta, Eugene In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, AO FAA 1 February 1913 - 2 December 2001 2002 Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics 44 4 385-400 Journal Article: Henry Oliver Lancaster (1 February 1913 - 2 December 2001) Seneta, E. Henry Oliver Lancaster (1 February 1913 - 2 December 2001) 2002 Newsletter, International Statistical Institute 26 1 7 Resource: Emeritus Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, AO FAA 1 February 1913 - 2 December 2001 Seneta, Eugene Emeritus Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, AO FAA 1 February 1913 - 2 December 2001 Sydney University of Sydney [2002] Resource Section: Lancaster, Henry Oliver Mellor, Lise Lancaster, Henry Oliver Sydney Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney 2008 University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum Resource: Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Australian Academy of Science Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2023 Newspaper Article: Obituary - Henry Oliver Lancaster (1913 - 2001) Lancaster, Paul; Lancaster, Jon; Lancaster, Rick; Seneta, Eugene Obituary - Henry Oliver Lancaster (1913 - 2001) 2002 Sydney Morning Herald 38 Journal Article: Henry Oliver Lancaster AO, FAA, DSc, MD, PhD, MB BS, BA Seneta, Eugene Henry Oliver Lancaster AO, FAA, DSc, MD, PhD, MB BS, BA 2002 Medical Journal of Australia 176 9 439 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1995 Who's who in Australia 1995 31st Melbourne Information Australia Group 1995 Henry Oliver Lancaster - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Henry Oliver Lancaster - Records DeB 760 1933 - 1974 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 23 April 1974, c51 minutes, 18 page transcript [DeB 760]. 1 reel Audio Henry Oliver Lancaster - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Henry Oliver Lancaster - Records MS 103 1934 - 1947 Five books of Sydney University lecture notes on bacteriology 1934 (H.D. Wright), systematic bacteriology 1934 (N.E. Goldsworthy), differential geometry 1946 (T.G. Room), dynamics 1946 (K.E. Bullen) and mathematics 1946-47 (T.G. Room, R.J. Lyons and W.B. Smith White); one book of geometry exercises n.d. 0.08 m