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Christopher Charles Heyde 1939--2008 (2009)

Seneta, E. (Author)
Gani, J. M. (Author)

Historical Records of Australian Science
Volume: 20
Pages: 67--90

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Obituaries Probability and statistics Mathematics 20th century, late Australia Heyde, Christopher Charles Columbia University (New York City) Australian Academy of Science

An account of the Heyde family is followed by a description of Chris's childhood, schooling and university training at Sydney and the ANU. Chris spent most of his academic career at the ANU, CSIRO and Columbia University. He made an outstanding contribution to probability theory and its applications. His theoretical work focused mainly on the laws of large numbers, branching processes, martingale theory, estimation theory and, most recently, financial mathematics. He also had a lasting interest in the history of probability and statistics. Chris received considerable recognition, including Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science and of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, as well as Membership of the Order of Australia.

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