Peter Gavin Hall

Peter Gavin Hall
Born	(1951-11-20)20 November 1951 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	9 January 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 64) Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney Australian National University University of Oxford
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, statistics
Institutions	Australian National University, University of California Davis, University of Melbourne
Doctoral advisor	John Kingman

Peter Gavin Hall FAA FRS AO (20 November 1951 – 9 January 2016) was an Australian researcher in probability theory and mathematical statistics. The American Statistical Association described him as one of the most influential and prolific theoretical statisticians in the history of the field.^[1] Hall was an author in probability and statistics. Mathscinet lists him with more than 500 publications as of January 2008.

Hall died in Melbourne, Victoria from leukaemia at the age of 64.

References

1. "American Statistical Association, Obituary — Peter G. Hall". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.