Background
Withers, Christopher Stroude was born on October 20, 1943 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Wyvern Stroude and Alice Laurette (Russell) Withers.
Withers, Christopher Stroude was born on October 20, 1943 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Wyvern Stroude and Alice Laurette (Russell) Withers.
Bachelor of Science, Auckland University, 1964. Master of Science with 1st class honors, Auckland University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, California, 1970.
Senior statistician, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1971;
statistician, unites states department Department of Health, Education and Welfare, San Francisco, 1971;
statistician, Applied Mathematics, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand, 1971-1992;
statistician, New Zealand Institute of Industrial Research, since 1992. Exchange visitor Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, 1978. Visiting fellow Australian National U., 1985.
Consultant Economics Associations Institute for Metro. Studies, Washington, 1969, Syntex Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1967-1970.
President Action for the Environment, Wellington, 1971-1974. Member Native Forest Action Council, Wellington, since 1974, Greenpeace, Wellington, 1985-1990. Representative for New Zealand Atenisi University, Tonga, since 1980.
Radio broadcaster Access Radio, Wellington, 1985-1989. Member New Zealand Mathematics Society, New Zealand Statistical Association, Public Health Association New Zealand.
Married Mona Annette Williams, 1971 (divorced 1976). Children: Adriana Rose, Sheba Williams.