Peter WHITTLE

Background

Whittle, Peter was born on February 27, 1927 in Wellington, New Zealand. Arrived in United Kingdom, 1959. Son of Percy Whittle and Elsie Tregurtha.

Education

Bachelor of Science senior scholar, University New Zealand, 1947. Master of Science first class honors in mathematics, University New Zealand. Doctor of Philosophy in statistics, University of Uppsala, Sweden.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Victoria University of Wellington, 1987.

Career

Docent University Uppsala, Sweden, 1951—1953. Employed in New Zealand department of science and industrial research rising to senior principal science officer, 1953—1959. Lecturer University Cambridge, England, 1959—1961.

Professor University Manchester, 1961—1967. Churchill professor of mathematics for operational research University Cambridge, 1967—1994, professor emeritus, since 1994. Senior research fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1957.

Chairman Communications of professors of statistics, United Kingdom and Ireland.

Achievements

• Peter Whittle has been listed as a noteworthy mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal Society. Member: Council for the Protection of Royal England, Constitutional Monarchy Association, Cambridge Philosophical Society, International Neural Network Society, Operational Research Society, Institute of Mathematics Statistics (chairman European region 1964-1965), Royal Statistical Society, Royal Society of New Zealand, Churchill College.

Connections

Married Kathe Hildegard Blomquist, May 20, 1951. Children: Martin Victor, Miles Peter, Gregory Nicholas, Lorna Ursula, Jennifer Teresa, Elsie Frances.

Father:

Percy Whittle

Mother:

Elsie Tregurtha

Spouse:

Kathe Hildegard Blomquist

child:

Elsie Frances Whittle

child:

Lorna Ursula Whittle

child:

Martin Victor Whittle

child:

Gregory Nicholas Whittle

child:

Miles Peter Whittle

child:

Jennifer Teresa Whittle