TY - JOUR
AU - Billard, Lynne
AB - Biometrics 70, 259–265 DOI: 10.1111/biom.12153 June 2014 Lynne Billard Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, U.S.A. email: lynne@stat.uga.edu Summary. The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Ronald A. Fisher, one of the two Fathers of Statistics and a Founder of the International Biometric Society (the “Society”). To celebrate the extraordinary genius of Fisher and the far-sighted vision of Fisher and Chester Bliss in organizing and promoting the formation of the Society, this article looks at the origins and growth of the Society, some of the key players and events, and especially the roles played by Fisher himself as the First President. A fresh look at Fisher, the man rather than the scientific genius is also presented. Key words: ASA and its Biometrics section; Biometrics; Biometry; Chester Bliss; Gertrude Cox; John Tukey; Ronald Fisher. 1. Introduction As a backdrop to Fisher himself, we remark, simply, that he In his letter of August 1, 1962 to the Editor of The Times was one of the two “Fathers” of statistics along with Jerzy of London following its report of Sir Ronald Fisher’s death, Neyman, and also one of the two “Fathers” of genetics along 
TI - Sir Ronald A. Fisher and the International Biometric Society
JO - Biometrics
DO - 10.1111/biom.12153
DA - 2014-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/sir-ronald-a-fisher-and-the-international-biometric-society-tTwpDWnSDU
SP - 259
EP - 265
VL - 70
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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