Background
Durbin was born in Wigan and educated at Street John"s College, Cambridge where his contemporaries included David Cox and Denis Sargan.
Durbin was born in Wigan and educated at Street John"s College, Cambridge where his contemporaries included David Cox and Denis Sargan.
Durbin was born in Wigan and educated at, Cambridge where his contemporaries included David Cox and Denis Sargan.
Joined the London School of Economics in 1950 and was appointed professor of statistics in 1961, a post he held until his retirement in 1988.
He served as president of the International Statistical Institute in 1983-1985 and of the Royal Statistical Society (Royal Statistical Society, UK) in 1986-1987. In 2008 he was awarded the highest distinction of the Royal Statistical Society, UK, the Guy Medal in Gold (having previously been awarded both the Silver and Bronze medals). The citation read: His last book, Time Series Analysis by State Space Methods, was published by Oxford University Press in May 2012. His last books were co-authored by Siem January Koopman of VU University Amsterdam. He died on 23 June 2012.
