Joseph Mark Gani 1924–2016

Professor Joe Gani was a mathematical statistician who founded the Journal of Applied Probability and led CSIRO's Division of Mathematics and Statistics. His research contributions are dominated by stochastic modelling, especially epidemic theory.
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Joe Gani, as he was universally known, was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 15 December 1924 and died in Canberra on 12 April 2016. A visionary leader, mentor, and brilliant organiser, he created the Journal of Applied Probability, and was Chief of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Mathematics and Statistics. 

A distinguished academic career included posts at the Universities of Sheffield, Kentucky, California at Santa Barbara, and the Australian National University. His numerous research contributions are dominated by stochastic modelling, especially epidemic theory.

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This memoir was originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 30(1), 2019. It was written by Eugene Seneta.

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Professor Joe Gani (1924-2016), mathematical statistician

Professor Joseph Gani was born in 1924, in Cairo, Egypt. He studied at Imperial College, London, and earned a BSc (hons) in 1947 and a DIC in 1948. He obtained a PhD in statistics from the Australian National University in 1955. In 1970 he was awarded a DSc from London University. Professor Gani moved to Australia in 1948 and worked as a lecturer in applied mathematics at the University of Melbourne from 1948 to 1950.
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