Career
In 2014 he was chosen as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society "for contributions to the theory and foundations of statistics, as well as for leadership and influence on the advancement of the statistical sciences."
Donald Fraser was born in Toronto, and raised in Stratford, Ontario. He attended Saint Andrews" College from 1939 to 1942, and the University of Toronto from 1942 to 1947, completing a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, physics and chemistry. While at the University of Toronto he distinguished himself in the sciences, and especially in mathematics.