David George Kendall
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| Born |
15 January 1918 Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, U.K. |
| Died | 23 October 2007 (aged 89) Cambridge, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Probability, statistics, statistical shape analysis |
| Institutions |
Magdalen College, Oxford Churchill College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | M. S. Bartlett |
| Doctoral students |
Nicholas Bingham Christopher G. Small Rollo Davidson John Kingman Robin Sibson Bernard Silverman David Williams |
| Notable awards |
Guy Medal (Silver, 1955) (Gold, 1981) Sylvester Medal (1976) Senior Whitehead Prize (1980) De Morgan Medal (1989) Fellow of the Royal Society, |
David George Kendall FRS (15 January 1918 – 23 October 2007) was an English statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory. He spent most of his academic life in the University of Oxford (1946–1962) and the University of Cambridge (1962–1985). He worked with M. S. Bartlett during World War II, and visited Princeton University after the war.
David George Kendall was born on 15 January 1918 in Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, and attended Ripon Grammar School before attending Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1939.
He worked on rocketry during the World War II, before moving to Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1946.
In 1962 he was appointed the first Professor of Mathematical Statistics in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge; in which post he remained until his retirement in 1985. He was elected to a professorial fellowship at Churchill College, and he was a founding trustee of the Rollo Davidson Trust. In 1986, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) by the University of Bath.
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