Английская Википедия:Betty Allan
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Frances Elizabeth Allan (1905–1952) was an Australian statistician. She was known as the first statistician at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),Шаблон:R as "the effective founder of the CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics",Шаблон:R and for her advocacy of biometrics.Шаблон:R
Allan was born on 11 July 1905 in St Kilda, Victoria; her parents were both journalists with The Argus, and she was one of four sisters.Шаблон:R As a schoolgirl, she attended the Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School.Шаблон:R She studied mathematics at the University of Melbourne,Шаблон:R earning a bachelor's degree in 1926 and a master's in 1928 for her work with John Henry Michell on solitary waves on liquid-liquid interfaces.Шаблон:R
In 1928 Allan traveled on a scholarship to Newnham College, Cambridge,Шаблон:R where she studied applied mathematics, statistics, applied biology, and general agriculture. A year later, she travelled to Rothamsted Experimental Station in Hertforshire to work alongside Ronald Fisher studying crop experiments and developing statistical methods. While at Rothamsted she produced three important papers,[1] collaborating with John Wishart on one.[2]
Returning to Australia in 1930, she became the first biometrician at CSIRO,[3] appointed to the Division of Plant Industry. While at CSIRO, she provided statistical assistance to all six divisions alongside external organisations.[4]
During her time at CSIRO, Allan also taught at Canberra University College and the Australian Forestry School.Шаблон:R In 1935, she helped found the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science.Шаблон:R
In 1940 she married CSIRO botanist Patrick Joseph Calvert, and was forced to retire by the laws of the time, which banned married women from public service.Шаблон:R She died on 6 August 1952 in Canberra.Шаблон:R
The Betty Allan Data Centre of CSIRO's Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies is named after her.Шаблон:R In 2019 the Statistical Society of Australia and Data61 created a joint travel award named in her honour.Шаблон:R
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