Background
Gupta, Shanti Swarup was born on January 25, 1925 in Saunasi, India. Son of Sitaram and Ramphali Gupta.
Gupta, Shanti Swarup was born on January 25, 1925 in Saunasi, India. Son of Sitaram and Ramphali Gupta.
Bachelor of Arts with honors, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, 1946; Master of Arts in Math, Delhi U., 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics, U. North Carolina, 1956.
Lecturer, Delhi College, 1949-1953; research statistician, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1956-1957, 58-61; associate professor mathematics, U. Alberta, 1957-1958; visiting associate professor, Stanford University, 1961-1962; professor statistical and mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1962; head department, Purdue University, since 1968.
Fellow American Statistical Association, Institute Mathematics Statistics, Royal Statistical Society, International Statistical Institute, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Bernoulli Society for Probability and Statistics, American Mathematics Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Marianne Heinicke, February 20, 1974. 1 daughter, Maya Erika.