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Joseph Mark Gani 1924–2016 (2018)

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Joe Gani, as he was universally known, was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 15 December 1924 and died in Canberra on 12 April 2016. A visionary leader, mentor, and brilliant organizer, he created the Journal of Applied Probability, and was Chief of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Mathematics and Statistics. A distinguished academic career included posts at the Universities of Sheffield, Kentucky, California at Santa Barbara, and the Australian National University. His numerous research contributions are dominated by stochastic modelling, especially epidemic theory.

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Authors & Contributors
Alan H. Welsh
Shafer, Glenn
Robinson, John
Nagasawa, Nobukata
Sukumar P. Desai
Flores, Luis J.
Concepts
Probability and statistics
Stochastic or random processes
Statistics
Mathematics
Biology
Biographies
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Australia
Institutions
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) (Australia)
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