People Australia

20 April, 1939
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

6 March, 2008 (aged 68)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

cancer (skin)

• University of Sydney (student, ?-1962)
• Australian National University (student, 1963-1965)

• academic (1993-2008) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• mathematician (1993-2008) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• statistician (1993-2008) Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Pitman medal (Statistical Society of Australia) (recipient, 1988)
• Hannan Medal (Australian Academy of Science) (recipient, 1994)
• Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (Australian Academy of Science) (recipient, 1995)
• Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)
• Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2003)

• Christopher Heyde Medal (Australian Academy of Science) (eponym)

• Australian Mathematical Society (member, ?-2008)
• International Statistical Institute (member, 1972-2008)
• Australian Academy of the Humanities (fellow, 1977-2008)
• Australian Academy of Science (fellow, 2003-2008)

• Australian National University (statistics) (academic, 1993-2008)
• Columbia University (New York, US) (academic, 1993-2008)