P. A. P. Moran

Australian statistician (1917-1988)
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P. A. P. Moran

Summary

P. A. P. Moran is a human[1]. He was born in Sydney[2]. He was born on July 14, 1917[3]. He died in Canberra[4]. He died on September 19, 1988[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • P. A. P. Moran's place of birth was Sydney[2].
  • P. A. P. Moran died in Canberra[4].
  • P. A. P. Moran was born on July 14, 1917[3].
  • P. A. P. Moran died on September 19, 1988[5].
  • P. A. P. Moran is buried at Gungahlin Cemetery[10].
  • P. A. P. Moran held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • P. A. P. Moran's professions included mathematician[6].
  • P. A. P. Moran worked as a statistician[7].
  • P. A. P. Moran worked as a university teacher[8].
  • P. A. P. Moran's field of work was probability theory[12].
  • P. A. P. Moran's field of work was evolutionary genetics[13].
  • P. A. P. Moran's field of work was mathematics[14].
  • P. A. P. Moran's field of work was statistics[15].
  • P. A. P. Moran's field of work was geometry[16].
  • P. A. P. Moran's field of work was population genetics[17].
  • P. A. P. Moran held the position of chairperson[18].
  • P. A. P. Moran held the position of chairperson[19].
  • P. A. P. Moran was employed by Australian National University[20].
  • Among P. A. P. Moran's employers was Ministry of Supply[21].
  • Among P. A. P. Moran's employers was Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation[22].
  • Among P. A. P. Moran's employers was University of Oxford[23].
  • P. A. P. Moran was educated at St John's College[24].
  • P. A. P. Moran was educated at University of Sydney[25].
  • P. A. P. Moran's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[26].
  • P. A. P. Moran was educated at St Stanislaus' College[27].

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Origins and Family

P. A. P. Moran's place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on July 14, 1917[3].

Education

Educated at St John's College[24], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1511[30]; University of Sydney[25], a public research university[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1850[33], headquartered in Sydney[34]; University of Cambridge[26], a collegiate university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1209[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]; St Stanislaus' College[27], a school[39], in Australia[40], founded in 1867[41]; and Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview[42], a Catholic school[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1880[45]. P. A. P. Moran's doctoral advisor was Abram Besicovitch[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include probability theory[12], a branch of mathematics[47]; evolutionary genetics[13]; mathematics[14], an academic discipline[48]; statistics[15], an academic major[49]; geometry[16], a branch of mathematics[50]; and population genetics[17], an academic discipline[51]. Employers include Australian National University[20], a public university[52], in Australia[53], founded in 1946[54], headquartered in Canberra[55]; Ministry of Supply[21], a department of the United Kingdom Government[56], in United Kingdom[57], founded in 1939[58], headquartered in Eighty Strand[59]; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation[22], a government organization[60], in Australia[61], founded in 1926[62], headquartered in Canberra[63]; and University of Oxford[23], a collegiate university[64], in United Kingdom[65], founded in 1096[66], headquartered in Oxford[67]. Positions held include chairperson[18], a type of position[68]. Doctoral students include Charles E. M. Pearce[69], Chris Heyde[70], Eugene Seneta[71], Edward J. Hannan[72], Malcolm Quine[73], and William L. Steiger[74].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Moran's theorem[75], Moran I[76], and Moran process[77]. Things named for P. A. P. Moran include Moran I[78], a mathematical concept[79]; Moran process[80], a stochastic process[81]; and Moran Medal[82], a mathematics award[83], in Australia[84], founded in 1990[85].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[86], a fellowship award[87], in United Kingdom[88]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[89]; Pitman Medal[90]; and Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[91].

Death and Burial

P. A. P. Moran died on September 19, 1988[5]. He passed away in Canberra[4]. Burial took place at Gungahlin Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

P. A. P. Moran ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[92]

Entities named for him include Moran I[78], a mathematical concept[79]; Moran process[80], a stochastic process[81]; and Moran Medal[82], a mathematics award[83], in Australia[84], founded in 1990[85].

His notable doctoral advisees include Chris Heyde[93], a mathematician[94], 1939–2008[95], of Australia[96], awarded the Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[97], specialised in probability theory[98].

FAQs

Where was P. A. P. Moran born?

Born in Sydney[2], P. A. P. Moran…

Where did P. A. P. Moran die?

P. A. P. Moran died in Canberra[4].

What did P. A. P. Moran do for work?

P. A. P. Moran worked as mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did P. A. P. Moran go to school?

P. A. P. Moran was educated at St John's College[24], University of Sydney[25], University of Cambridge[26], and St Stanislaus' College[27].

What awards did P. A. P. Moran receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[86], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[89], Pitman Medal[90], and Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[91].

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    Notable work Moran's theorem, Moran I, Moran process
    Given name Patrick, Alfred, Q19813027
    Field of work probability theory, evolutionary genetics, mathematics +4
    Doctoral student Charles E. M. Pearce, Chris Heyde, Eugene Seneta +19
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