Bernard Silverman
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Bernard Silverman FRS (born 22 February 1952) is a British
statistician
. He was Master
of St Peter's College, Oxford
from 1 October 2003 to 31 December 2009. He is a member of the Statistics
Department at Oxford University, and is also attached to the Wellcome Trust
Centre for Human Genetics, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance. He is a member of the Council of Oxford University and of the Council of the Royal Society
. He was briefly President of the Royal Statistical Society
in January 2010, a position from which he stood down upon announcement of his appointment as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Home Office
.
United Kingdom
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statistician
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
. He was Master
Master (college)
A Master is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge .- See also :* Master A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some...
of St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
from 1 October 2003 to 31 December 2009. He is a member of the Statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
Department at Oxford University, and is also attached to the Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
Centre for Human Genetics, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance. He is a member of the Council of Oxford University and of the Council of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
. He was briefly President of the Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
in January 2010, a position from which he stood down upon announcement of his appointment as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
.
Career
- 1970–73 Undergraduate, Jesus College, CambridgeJesus College, CambridgeJesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
. - 1973–74 Graduate Student, Jesus College, Cambridge.
- 1974–75 Research Student, Statistical Laboratory, Cambridge.
- 1975–77 Research Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.
- 1976–77 Calculator Development Manager, Sinclair Radionics Ltd.
- 1977–78 Junior Lecturer in Statistics, Oxford University and Weir Junior Research Fellow of University College, OxfordUniversity College, Oxford.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
. - 1978–80 Lecturer in Statistics, University of BathUniversity of BathThe University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
. - 1981–84 Reader in Statistics, University of Bath.
- 1984 and 1992–93 Head of Statistics Group, University of Bath.
- 1984–93 Professor of Statistics, University of Bath.
- 1988–91 Head of School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath.
- 1993–2003 Professor of Statistics, University of BristolUniversity of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
- 1993–97 and 1998–99 Head of Statistics Group, University of Bristol
- 1999–2003 Henry Overton Wills Professor of Mathematics, University of Bristol
- 2000–03 Provost of the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Bristol
- 2003–09 Master of St Peter’s College, Oxford
- 2010– Senior Research Fellow, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford (part-time)
- 2010– Professorial Research Associate, Wellcome TrustWellcome TrustThe Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford (part-time)
Degrees and qualifications
- 1973 Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge. (Wrangler)
- 1974 Part III of Mathematical Tripos, Cambridge (with Distinction)
- 1977 Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge
- 1989 Doctor of Science, Cambridge
- 1993 Chartered Statistician, Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
- 2000 Bachelor of Theology, Southampton (First Class Honours) through STETSSTETSSTETS delivers initial ministerial training and some lay training for the Church of England, Methodist Church and the Baptist Church in the southern region of the England...
Awards and honours
- 1970 Gold Medal, International Mathematical OlympiadInternational Mathematical OlympiadThe International Mathematical Olympiad is an annual six-problem, 42-point mathematical olympiad for pre-collegiate students and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except in 1980...
- 1974 Mayhew PrizeMayhew PrizeThe Mayhew Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge to the student showing the greatest distinction in applied mathematics, primarily for courses offered by DAMTP, but also for some courses offered by the Statistical Laboratory, in the CASM...
for Mathematical Tripos Part III, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... - 1976 Smith's PrizeSmith's PrizeThe Smith's Prize was the name of each of two prizes awarded annually to two research students in theoretical Physics, mathematics and applied mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.- History :...
, Cambridge University - 1984 Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
Guy MedalGuy MedalThe Guy Medals are awarded by the Royal Statistical Society in three categories; Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Gold Medal is awarded triennially, the other two are awarded annually...
in Bronze - 1985 Special Invited Paper, Institute of Mathematical StatisticsInstitute of Mathematical StatisticsThe Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
- 1988 Technometrics Special Discussion Paper, American Statistical AssociationAmerican Statistical AssociationThe American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...
- 1991 Presidents' Award of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical SocietiesCOPSS Presidents' AwardThe COPSS Presidents' Award is given annually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a person under the age of 40, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics...
- 1993 Fulkerson Lecturer, Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
- 1995 Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
Guy Medal in Silver - 1997 Fellow of the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
- 1999 Special Invited Paper, Institute of Mathematical StatisticsInstitute of Mathematical StatisticsThe Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
- 1999 Henri Willem Methorst Medal, International Statistical InstituteInternational Statistical InstituteThe International Statistical Institute is a professional association of statisticians. The Institut International de Statistique or International Statistical Institute was founded in 1885 although there had been international congresses from 1853.. The Institute publishes a variety of books and...
- 2000 Corcoran Lecturer, Oxford University
- 2001 Member of Academia EuropaeaAcademia EuropaeaAcademia Europæa is a European non-governmental scientific academy founded in 1988. Its members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. It publishes European Review through Cambridge Journals....
- 2002 Original Member, Highly Cited Researchers database, ISI
- 2003 Honorary Fellow, Jesus College, CambridgeJesus College, CambridgeJesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
Ecclesiastical
- 1999 Ordained deacon, Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
- 2000 Ordained priest, Church of England
Sources and links
- Bernard Silverman's CV
- Bernard Silverman home page
- Prof Bernard Silverman, FRS at Debrett's People of Today