Morris Herman De Herman DeGroot

Background

Groot, Morris Herman De was born on June 8, 1931 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Archibald L. and Florence (Dinner) DeGroot.

Education

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, DeGroot graduated from Roosevelt University and earned master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Chicago.

Career

Member faculty, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1957-1989; professor mathematics statistics, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1966-1977; professor statistics and industrial administration, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1977-1985; University professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1985-1989; head department statistics, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1966-1972; Adjunct Professor psychiatry, U. Pittsburgh, from 1978. Professor European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, Brussels, Belgium, 1971. University distinguished visiting professor Ohio State University, 1986.

Member committee national.statistics National Research Council, 1975-1979, associate chairman, 1978-1979, member Commision on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, 1980-1986, member numerical data advisory board, 1984-1987, member mathematics science education board, 1985-1987. Member of commission on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, from 1987, chairman, from 1988. Member Board on Mathematics Sciences, from 1988.

Member Special Task Group, Strategic Highway Research Program, from 1988. Member of advisory committee division mathematics science National Science Foundation, 1984-1987.

Works

• book

  • Optimal Statistical Decisions (McGraw-Hill Series in Probability and Statistics)

Membership

Fellow American Statistical Association (associate editor journal 1970-1974, book review editor 1971-1975, editor 1976-1978), Institute Mathematics Statistics (associate editor Annals of Statistics 1974-1975, council 1975-1978, from 1981), Royal Statistical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science (member-at-large statistics section committee 1978-1982), Econometric Society. Member International Statistical Institute.

Connections

Married Dolores Pine, Sept.7, 1952 (deceased September 1974). Children: Jenny, Jeremy. Married Marilyn Dallolio Fischer, May 19, 1979.

Father:

Archibald L. DeGroot

Mother:

Florence (Dinner) DeGroot

Spouse:

Marilyn Dallolio Fischer

Spouse:

Dolores Pine

child:

Jenny Groot

child:

Jeremy Groot