About
Prominent British statistician who became known for his contributions to the proportional hazards model, which was widely used in the analysis of survival data. In his career, he served as President of the Bernoulli Society of the Royal Statistical Society, and of the International Statistical Institute.
Before Fame
He studied mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge before obtaining his PhD from the University of Leeds in 1949.
Trivia
He is a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences and in 2010 he was awarded the Copley Medal.
Family Life
He had four children with his wife, Joyce Drummond, whom he married in 1947.
Associated With
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1985.
