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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000713b.htm person Pitman Edwin James George FAA AACR2 29 October 1897 21 July 1993 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kingston, Tasmania, Australia Mathematician Edwin Pitman was Professor of Mathematics, University of Tasmania 1926-1962. He was educated at South Melbourne College and Ormond College, University of Melbourne and went on to be Acting Professor of Mathematics at Canterbury College, University of New Zealand 1922-1923. He returned to Australia to tutor in mathematics and physics at Trinity and Ormond Colleges, University of Melbourne 1924-1925 before accepting the position in Tasmania. His research contributed significantly to the statistical theory of estimation and the theory of non-parametric tests of significance. The Statistical Society of Australia has awarded the Pitman Medal, named in his honour, since 1978. 1918 1919 Military service - First World War. Fourteenth Battalion, Australian Imperial Force 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne 1922 1922 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1922 1923 Career position - Acting Professor of Mathematics, Canterbury College, University of New Zealand 1923 1923 Education - Masters of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne 1924 1925 Career position - Part-Time Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne 1924 1925 Career position - Tutor in Mathematics and Physics, Trinity College and Ormond College, University of Melbourne 1926 1962 Career position - Professor of Mathematics, University of Tasmania c. 1942 c. 1946 Military service - Second World War. Education Officer, No. 6 Recruiting Centre RAAF and Wing Training Officer No. 6 Wing Air Training Corps 1954 1993 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1959 1960 Career event - President, Australian Mathematical Society 1978 1978 Award - Pitman Medal (named in his honour), Statistical Society of Australia 1987 Award - Mathematics Library, University of Tasmania, named the Pitman Collection in his honour, to mark his 90th birthday 1998 1998 Award (posthumous) - Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945 Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia (1978 - )

The Statistical Society of Australia has awarded the Medal since 1978, the inaugural award being made to Pitman.

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

President 1959 - 1960

 The University of Tasmania (1890 - )

Professor of Mathematics 1926 - 1962.

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Part-time lecturer in Physics 1924 - 1925; Tutor in Mathematics and Physics at Trinity and Ormond Colleges 1924 - 1925.

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1954 - 1993

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 Pitman, Edwin J G (1897-1993)

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 'Pitman, Edwin James George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pitman, Edwin James George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Edwin James George Pitman 1897-1993 Williams, E. J. Edwin James George Pitman 1897-1993 1994 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 2 163-185 Journal Article: Charles Ernest Weatherburn, Professor of Mathematics Pitman, E. J. G. Charles Ernest Weatherburn, Professor of Mathematics 1981 Mathematical Scientist 6 11 1-12 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch 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: John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979 Paterson, M. S. John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979 1982 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 3 64-88 Edwin James George Pitman - Records University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection Edwin James George Pitman - Records UT543 1922 - 1993 Correspondence on honours and appointments; correspondence on publications; publications and drafts for publication (including some unpublished, one titled "History of Mathematics"); notes including early notebooks and Ormond College notes, AMP research, addresses to the University of Western Australia, calculus, inversion of power, linear estimation, compound interest, gamma variables, statistics, power series, random probabilities and problems; correspondence and notes in alphabetical sequence; overall dates c1922-93 [8 boxes, 1.5m, UT543]. 2 m, 8 boxes Edwin James George Pitman Edwin James George Pitman All rights reserved.

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