James Durbin
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James Durbin is a British
statistician
and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.
He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge
where his contemporaries included David Cox
and Denis Sargan
. He joined the London School of Economics
in 1950 and was appointed professor of statistics in 1961, a post he held until his retirement in 1988.
He served as president of the International Statistical Institute
in 1983–5 and of the Royal Statistical Society
(RSS) in 1986–7. In 2008 he was awarded the highest distinction of the RSS, the Guy Medal
in Gold (having previously been awarded both the Silver and Bronze medals). The citation read:
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...
and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.
He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
where his contemporaries included David Cox
David Cox (statistician)
Sir David Roxbee Cox FRS is a prominent British statistician.-Early years:Cox studied mathematics at St. John's College, Cambridge and obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds in 1949, advised by Henry Daniels and Bernard Welch.-Career:He was employed from 1944 to 1946 at the Royal Aircraft...
and Denis Sargan
Denis Sargan
John Denis Sargan was a British econometrician who specialized in the analysis of economic time-series. Sargan made many contributions, notably in instrumental variables estimation, Edgeworth expansions for the distributions of econometric estimators, identification conditions in simultaneous...
. He joined the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
in 1950 and was appointed professor of statistics in 1961, a post he held until his retirement in 1988.
He served as president of the International Statistical Institute
International Statistical Institute
The 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...
in 1983–5 and 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...
(RSS) in 1986–7. In 2008 he was awarded the highest distinction of the RSS, the Guy Medal
Guy Medal
The 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 Gold (having previously been awarded both the Silver and Bronze medals). The citation read:
