P004649 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

All key entry types: Awards; Concepts; Corporate Bodies (Organisations); Cultural Artefacts; People; etc

These key entries are listed separately below with other indexes and lists.

 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-11-14 human Annette Alafaci and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004649b.htm person Hall Peter Gavin AO FAA FASSA FRS AACR2 20 November 1951 9 January 2016 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Statistician Peter Hall was an outstanding researcher in the areas of probability and theoretical and applied statistics and one of the most highly-cited people in the field. He was Professor of Statistics at the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications at the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University in Canberra for 18 years before becoming Professor of Statistics at the University of Melbourne. Hall authored well over 300 journal articles, received many awards for his efforts, was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) and the Royal Society (FRS), and served on many editorial boards for top statistical journals. 1974 1974 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1976 1976 Education - Master of Science (MSc), Australian National University in Canberra 1976 1976 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Oxford, UK 1976 1978 Career position - Lecturer in Statistics, University of Melbourne 1978 1985 Career position - Lecture then Senior Lecturer r in Statistics, Australian National University 1984 1984 Award - Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 1985 2011 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Econometric Theory 1986 1986 Award - Rollo Davidson Prize, University of Cambridge 1986 1986 Award - Australian Mathematical Society Medal received 1986 1986 Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1986 1988 Career position - Reader in Statistics, Australian National University 1987 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1988 1991 Career position - Professor and Personal Chair in Statistics, Australian National University 1989 1989 Award - Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Award 1989 1989 Award - Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1989 2016 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Statistical Society 1990 1990 Award - Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia 1991 2006 Career position - Professor of Statistics at the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications at the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University 1994 1994 Award - Hannan Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1996 1996 Career position - Acting Head of the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications 1996 2016 Award - Fellow, American Statistical Association 1997 1997 Career position - Aisenstadt Chair, Université de Montréal 1997 1997 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, Université Catholique de Louvin in Belgium 1998 2008 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics 1999 2003 Career position - President-elect then President of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability 2000 2002 Career position - Centennial Professorship at the London School of Economics 2000 2016 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in statistics 2002 2007 Award - Australian Professorial Fellowship, Australian Research Council (ARC) 2002 2016 Award - Corresponding Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (CorrFRSE) 2003 2010 Career position - Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute 2005 2005 Education - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Glasgow, Scotland 2005 2013 Career position - Distinguished Professor of Statistics, University of California, Davis, U.S.A. 2006 2008 Career position - President, Australian Mathematical Society 2006 2011 Award - Federation Fellowship, Australian Research Council 2006 2016 Career position - Professor of Statistics, University of Melbourne 2007 2007 Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science 2008 2011 Career position - Co-Editor, Statistica Sinica 2008 2011 Career position - Member of the Board, Australian Mathematics Trust 2008 2012 Career position - Vice-President and Secretary, Physical Sciences, Australian Academy of Science 2009 2009 Award - Moyal Medal, Department of Mathematics, Macquarie University 2009 2009 Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Sydney 2010 2010 Award - George Szekeres Medal, Australian Mathematical Society 2010 2011 Career position - President, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 2011 2011 Award - Guy Medal in Silver, Royal Statistical Society 2012 2012 Award - Distinguished Service Award, Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute 2012 2017 Award - Laureate Fellowship, Australian Research Council 2013 2013 Career event - Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), United States of America 2013 2015 Career position - Co-Editor, Annals of Statistics 26 Jan 2013 26 Jan 2013 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to mathematical science in the field of statistics through international contributions to research, as an academic and mentor, and through leadership of advisory and professional organisations 2014 2014 Award - DSc honoris causa, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain 2014 2016 Career position - Director, A. R. C. Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers 2015 2016 Award - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet (1912 - 1981) The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Statistics 2006 - 2016

 Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (2002 - )

Scientific Advisory Committee 2003 - 2010; awarded Distinguished Service Medal 2012

 Australian Mathematics Trust (1992 - )

Board Member 2008 - 2012

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1987 - 2016; Vice-President and Secretary, Physical Sciences, 2008 - 2012

 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1971 - )

Fellow 2015 - 2016

 Australian Mathematical Society Medal (1981 - )

Awarded the Medal 1986

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Statistics 1988 - 1991

 Hannan Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1994 - )

Awarded the Medal 1994

 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1957 - )

Awarded the Medal 2007

 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1989

 George Szekeres Medal, Australian Mathematical Society (2002 - )

Awarded the Medal 2010

 Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1948 - )

Awarded the Medal 1986

 Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia (1978 - )

Awarded the Medal 1990

 Moyal Medal, Macquarie University (2000 - )

Awarded the Medal 2009

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

President 2006 - 2008

Wikidata

VIAF - Virtual International Authority File

 Hall, Peter (19511120-)

Trove

 'Hall, Peter Gavin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hall, Peter Gavin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Academy Fellows Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Academy Fellows 2025 Journal Article: Obituaries: Dr Leo Michael Clarebrough OAM FAA; Professor Peter Gavin Hall AO FAA FRS Obituaries: Dr Leo Michael Clarebrough OAM FAA; Professor Peter Gavin Hall AO FAA FRS Canberra, ACT Australian Academy of Science 2016 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 103 Journal Article: Interview with Tony Guttmann July 20, 2012, University of Melbourne Hall, Peter Interview with Tony Guttmann July 20, 2012, University of Melbourne 2012 Asia Pacific mathematics newsletter 2 4 28-34 Journal Article: Obituary: Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917 - 1988 Hall, P. G. Obituary: Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran 1917 - 1988 1989 Biometrics 45 2 687-92 Journal Article: Interview with Gus Lehrer January 9, 2012, University of Melbourne Hall, Peter Interview with Gus Lehrer January 9, 2012, University of Melbourne 2012 Asia Pacific mathematics newsletter 2 2 30-6 Journal Article: Peter Gavin Hall Robinson, John; and Welsh, Alan H. Peter Gavin Hall 2018 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 64 207-29 Journal Article: Peter Gavin Hall 1951 - 2016 Robinson, John; and Welsh, Alan H. Peter Gavin Hall 1951 - 2016 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 171-82 Journal Article: Peter Gavin Hall 20 November 1951 - 9 January 2016 Wand, Matt Peter Gavin Hall 20 November 1951 - 9 January 2016 2016 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 43 1 17-9 Journal Article: Peter Gavin Hall, 1951 - 2016 Beran, R. J.; and Fisher, N. I. Peter Gavin Hall, 1951 - 2016 2016 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A 179 4 1117-20 Journal Article: A conversation with Peter Hall Delaigle, Aurore; and Wand, Matt P. A conversation with Peter Hall 2016 Statistical Science 31 2 275-304 Journal Article: Peter Hall's contributions to the bootstrap Chen, Song Xi Peter Hall's contributions to the bootstrap 2016 Annals of Statistics 44 5 1821-36 Journal Article: Peter Hall's contributions to nonparametric function estimation and modelling Cheng, Ming-Yen; and Fan, Jianqing Peter Hall's contributions to nonparametric function estimation and modelling 2016 Annals of Statistics 44 5 1837-53 Journal Article: Peter Hall's main contributions to deconvolution Delaigle, Aurore Peter Hall's main contributions to deconvolution 2016 Annals of Statistics 44 5 1854-66 Journal Article: Peter Hall's work on high-dimensional data and classification Samworth, Richard J. Peter Hall's work on high-dimensional data and classification 2016 Annals of Statistics 44 5 1888-95 Journal Article: Obituary: Peter Gavin Hall 1951 - 2016 Delaigle, Aurore; and Carroll, Raymond Obituary: Peter Gavin Hall 1951 - 2016 2016 IMS Bulletin 45 3 4-5 Resource: Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Australian Academy of Science Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2023 Journal Article: Professor Peter Gavin Hall, Officer of the Order of Australia Anon Professor Peter Gavin Hall, Officer of the Order of Australia 2013 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 40 1 14-5 Resource: The Australian Mathematical Society Medal Australian Mathematical Society The Australian Mathematical Society Medal 2024 Resource: Hannan Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Hannan Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2022 Resource: Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2025 Journal Article: Peter Hall, functional data analysis and random objects Müller, Hans-Georg Peter Hall, functional data analysis and random objects 2016 Annals of Statistics 44 5 1867-87