Edward James Hannan FAA FASSA (29 January 1921 – 7 January 1994) [1] [2] was an Australian statistician who is the co-discoverer of the Hannan–Quinn information criterion. He studied at the University of Melbourne and completed a PhD at the Australian National University under the supervision of Patrick A. P. Moran. [3]
For the majority of his working life he was attached the Australian National University. He was Professor of Statistics in the Institute of Advanced Studies 1971-1986, Professor of Statistics in the School of General Studies 1959-1971, and Fellow in Statistics 1954-1958. [2]
His research was in the field of time series analysis, both in statistics and econometrics. He is the author of four books, [4] [5] [6] and [7] with Manfred Deistler.
The Statistical Society of Australia awarded him the Pitman Medal in recognition of his life's work. [8] In 1970 he was elected to the Australian Academy of Science. He also won the 1979 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal of the Australian Academy of Science. [9] [10]
Hannan had left school at the age of 15, becoming a bank clerk for Commonwealth Bank before entering the Australian Army in 1941 and seeing action as a lieutenant during the New Guinea campaign. [11] A full account of his life and work is contained in the Biographical Memoirs of the Australian Academy of Science. [12]
Hannan is the namesake of the Hannan Medal awarded by the Australian Academy of Science.
Edward James Hannan FAA FASSA (29 January 1921 – 7 January 1994) [1] [2] was an Australian statistician who is the co-discoverer of the Hannan–Quinn information criterion. He studied at the University of Melbourne and completed a PhD at the Australian National University under the supervision of Patrick A. P. Moran. [3]
For the majority of his working life he was attached the Australian National University. He was Professor of Statistics in the Institute of Advanced Studies 1971-1986, Professor of Statistics in the School of General Studies 1959-1971, and Fellow in Statistics 1954-1958. [2]
His research was in the field of time series analysis, both in statistics and econometrics. He is the author of four books, [4] [5] [6] and [7] with Manfred Deistler.
The Statistical Society of Australia awarded him the Pitman Medal in recognition of his life's work. [8] In 1970 he was elected to the Australian Academy of Science. He also won the 1979 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal of the Australian Academy of Science. [9] [10]
Hannan had left school at the age of 15, becoming a bank clerk for Commonwealth Bank before entering the Australian Army in 1941 and seeing action as a lieutenant during the New Guinea campaign. [11] A full account of his life and work is contained in the Biographical Memoirs of the Australian Academy of Science. [12]
Hannan is the namesake of the Hannan Medal awarded by the Australian Academy of Science.