Churchill Professorship of Mathematics for Operational Research
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The Churchill Professorship of Mathematics for Operational Research is a professorship in operational research at the University of Cambridge
. It was established in 1966 by a benefaction from Esso
in memory of Sir Winston Churchill
, who died the previous year. This was the second professorship established within the Cambridge Statistical Laboratory (the first being the Professorship of Mathematical Statistics
).
University of Cambridge
The 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...
. It was established in 1966 by a benefaction from Esso
Esso
Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
in memory of Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, who died the previous year. This was the second professorship established within the Cambridge Statistical Laboratory (the first being the Professorship of Mathematical Statistics
Professorship of Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge
The Professorship of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge was established in 1961 with the support of the Royal Statistical Society and the aid of donations from various companies and banks. It was the first professorship in the Statistical Laboratory, and the first in Cambridge...
).
List of Churchill Professors
- 1967–1994 Peter WhittlePeter WhittlePeter Whittle is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics...
- 1994–Richard Weber