Everything about Ivan Fellegi totally explained
Ivan Peter Fellegi O.C.,
B.Sc.,
M.Sc.,
Ph.D., (born
1935) is a
Hungarian-
Canadian statistician and the
Chief Statistician of Canada since
1985.
Born in
Szeged,
Hungary, Ivan Fellegi was in his third year of studying mathematics at the
Eötvös Loránd University, when the
Hungarian uprising was crushed in
1956. He arrived in
Ottawa, Ontario Canada that year and soon began working for
Statistics Canada (then known as the
Dominion Bureau of Statistics), which is widely regarded as one of the best statistical agencies in the world.
He completed his studies with night courses at
Carleton University. In
1958 he was the first Carleton University student to receive a
Master of Science degree. Upon completing his doctoral studies in mathematical statistics in
1961 he became Carleton's first
Ph.D. graduate.
In
1961 he was appointed Director of Sampling Research and Consultation staff, and Director General of the Methodology and systems Branch in
1971. He was promoted to Assistant Chief Statistician in
1973, and became Deputy Chief Statistician in
1984. On
September 1,
1985, with close to 30 years experience, Ivan Fellegi was appointed
Chief Statistician of Canada. He announced his retirement as Chief Statistician on February 15, 2008.
In
1992, he was made a Member of the
Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1998. He is an honorary member of the
International Statistical Institute and an honorary Fellow of the
Royal Statistical Society. He provided advice on statistical matters to his native Hungary following its transition to democracy, and in
2004 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.
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