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D. J. Finney
British statistician
Died aged 101CapricornUnited Kingdom
Biography
David John Finney (3 January 1917 – 12 November 2018) was a British statistician
and Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of Edinburgh. He was Director of the Agricultural Research Council's Unit of Statistics from 1954 to 1984 and a former President of the Royal Statistical Society and of the Biometric Society. He was a pioneer in the development of systematic monitoring of drugs for detection of adverse reactions. He turned 100 in January 2017 and died on 12 November 2018 at the age of 101 following a short illness.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- president of the Royal Statistical Society
Employers / organisations
- University of Edinburgh
Awards & honours (5)
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellow of the American Statistical Association
- Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- Paul Martini Prize
Quick answers about D. J. Finney
- How old was D. J. Finney?
- D. J. Finney died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 101.
- When is D. J. Finney's birthday?
- D. J. Finney was born on January 3, 1917.
- Where was D. J. Finney born?
- D. J. Finney was born in Latchford.
- What is D. J. Finney's zodiac sign?
- D. J. Finney's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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- D. J. Finney is a citizen of United Kingdom.
- What does D. J. Finney do?
- D. J. Finney is known as statistician, university teacher.
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