Gouri Kanta Bhattacharyya

Background

Bhattacharyya, Gouri Kanta was born on January 12, 1940 in Hooghly, West Bengal, India.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Calcutta, 1958; Master of Science, U. Calcutta, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.

Career

Lecturer statistics, Ramakrishna Mission, Narendrapur, India, 1961; research officer, River Research Institute, Calcutta, India, 1961-1963; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1966; member of faculty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1966; professor statistics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1975. Professor Indian Institute Management, Ahmedabad, 1969-1970. Visiting professor Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1975-1976, 87-88, School Computer and Information Science, Syracuse University, New York, 1979-1980, Calcutta U., 1983.

Achievements

• Gouri Kanta Bhattacharyya has been listed as a noteworthy Statistician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Statistical Association, Royal Statistical Society, Institute Mathematics Statistics. Member International Statistics Institute.

Connections

Married, 1962; 2 children.