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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003969b.htm person Gani Joseph Mark AM FAA AACR2 15 December 1924 12 April 2016 Place of Birth Cairo, Egypt Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Statistician Joseph Mark Gani had a career that spanned four countries: Egypt, England, the USA and Australia. He spent the longest periods at the University of Sheffield (1965-1974) and as Chief of the CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics (1974-1981). His research areas include probability and statistics and modelling of epidemics. 1942 1945 Career position - Science teacher, The English School, Cairo 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), Imperial College, London 1947 1948 Career position - Demonstrator in Applied Mathematics, Imperial College, London 1948 1948 Education - Diploma of Imperial College (DIC), Imperial College, London 1948 1950 Career position - Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Melbourne 1951 1951 Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics, Birkbeck College, London 1952 1953 Career position - School teacher for the Victorian Department of Education 1953 1957 Career position - Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Western Australia 1955 1955 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University 1956 1956 Career position - Founding Member, Australian Mathematical Society 1957 1959 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Statistics, University of Western Australia 1959 1960 Career position - Reader in Mathematical Statistics, University of Western Australia 1961 1964 Career position - Senior Fellow in Statistics, Australian National University 1964 Career position - Founding Editor, Journal of Applied Probability 1964 1965 Career position - Professor, Department of Statistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, U.S.A. 1965 1974 Career position - Professor, Department of Probability and Statistics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 1967 1974 Career position - Director, Manchester-Sheffield School of Probability and Statistics 1970 1970 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 1973 1974 Career position - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Pure Science, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 1974 1981 Career position - Chief of Division, CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics 1976 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1978 1980 Career position - President, Australian Mathematical Society 1981 1985 Career position - Professor of Statistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, U.S.A. 1982 2016 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Statistical Society Honorary Fellow, Royal Statistical Society 1985 1989 Career position - Professor and Chairman, Statistics and Probability Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. 1988 1988 Award - Festschrift published in his honour by the Statistical Society of Australia (Australian Journal of Statistics vol. 30B) 1989 1989 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 1989 1991 Career position - Professor, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. 1990 1991 Career position - Acting Chairman, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. 1991 1991 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Wollongong 1991 1996 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University 1994 1994 Award - Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia 1994 1994 Life event - Retired 1994 2016 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Department of Statistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. 1994 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Mathematical Society 1995 1995 Award - International Conference on Applied Probability and Time Series was in honour of Gani and the late E.J. Hannan (qv) 2000 2000 Award - Moyal Medal, Department of Mathematics, Macquarie University 26 January 2000 26 January 2000 Award - Appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 01 January 2001 01 January 2001 Award - Awarded the Centenary Medal Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia (1978 - )

Awarded the Medal 1994

 Moyal Medal, Macquarie University (2000 - )

Awarded the Medal 2000

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

Founding Member 1956; President 1978 - 1980; Fellow 1994 - 2016

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1976 - 2016

 CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1974 - 1997) 1974 1981

Chief of the Division of Mathematics and Statistics, CSIRO

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 Gani, J (1924-)

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 'Gani, Joseph Mark', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gani, Joseph Mark Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituaries: Joseph Mark Gani AM FAA Obituaries: Joseph Mark Gani AM FAA 2016 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 104 7 Journal Article: Moran's Department of Statistics at the ANU, 1952 - 1982 Gani, Joe Moran's Department of Statistics at the ANU, 1952 - 1982 2006 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 33 3 167-71 Journal Article: Christopher Charles Heyde, AM, DSc, FAA, FAASA Gani, J. M.; and Seneta, E. Christopher Charles Heyde, AM, DSc, FAA, FAASA 2004 Journal of Applied Probability 41A Special issue vii-x Journal Article: Obituary: Edward James Hannan Gani, J. Obituary: Edward James Hannan 1994 Australian Journal of Statistics 36 1 1-8 Journal Article: Christopher Charles Heyde 1939- 2008 Seneta, E.; and Gani, J. M. Christopher Charles Heyde 1939- 2008 2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 20 1 67-90 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: Obituary: Christopher Charles Heyde AM, DSc, FAA, FASSA Gani, J.; and Seneta, E. Obituary: Christopher Charles Heyde AM, DSc, FAA, FASSA 2008 Journal of Applied Probability 45 587-92 Journal Article: Obituary: Edward James Hannan Gani, J. Obituary: Edward James Hannan 1994 Journal of Applied Probability 31 857-66 Journal Article: Edward James Hannan, 1921-1994 Gani, J. M. Edward James Hannan, 1921-1994 1994 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 2 173-185 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: Joseph Mark Gani 15 December 1924 to 12 April 2016 Daley, Daryl J. Joseph Mark Gani 15 December 1924 to 12 April 2016 2017 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 44 4 225-30 Journal Article: Obituary: Joseph Mark Gani AM, DSc, FAA, FASSA Seneta, E. Obituary: Joseph Mark Gani AM, DSc, FAA, FASSA 2017 Journal of Applied Probability 54 1-11 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Joe Gani (1924-2016), mathematical statistician Seneta, Eugene Interview with Professor Joe Gani (1924-2016), mathematical statistician Australian Academy of Science 2008 Interviews with Australian scientists Newspaper Article: Joe Gani: Mathematician, ideas man, and innovator Moran, M. Joe Gani: Mathematician, ideas man, and innovator 2016 Sydney Morning Herald Journal Article: Publications of J. Gani Anon Publications of J. Gani 1988 Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics 34 A1 1-13 Journal Article: A conversation with Joe Gani Heyde, C. A conversation with Joe Gani 1995 Statistical Science 10 214-30 Journal Article: Joseph Mark Gani 1924 - 2016 Seneta, Eugene Joseph Mark Gani 1924 - 2016 2019 Historical Records of Australian Science 30 1 31-41 Journal Article: Joseph Mark Gani, 1924 - 2016 Seneta, Eugene Joseph Mark Gani, 1924 - 2016 2016 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, series A 179 4 1120-2 Journal Article: Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917-1988 Heyde, C. C. Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917-1988 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 1 17-30