Peter Whittle (mathematician)

Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle
Born	27 February 1927; Wellington, New Zealand
Died	10 August 2021 (aged 94)
Alma mater	University of New Zealand (MSc 1948); Uppsala University (PhD 1953)
Known for	Multivariate Wold theorem in time series analysis ; Reproducing kernel Hilbert space techniques ; Whittle likelihood ; Hypothesis testing in time series analysis; Optimal control ; Queuing theory ; Network flows ; Kiefer-Wolfowitz theorem in Bayesian experimental design
Spouse	Käthe Blomquist (m. 1951)
Children	6
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society (UK) (1978) ; Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand ; Guy Medal (Silver, 1966) (Gold, 1996) ; Sylvester Medal (1994) ; John von Neumann Theory Prize (1997) ; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (1986)
	Scientific career
Fields	Statistics ; Applied mathematics ; Operations research ; Control theory
Institutions	Uppsala University (1949–1953) ; DSIR, New Zealand (1953–1959) ; University of Cambridge (1959–1961) ; University of Manchester (1961–1967); University of Cambridge (1967–1994)
Thesis	Hypothesis Testing in Time Series Analysis (1951)
Doctoral advisor	Herman Wold
Doctoral students	Frank Kelly; Sir John Kingman (initial studies)
Other notable students	Sir John Kingman

Peter Whittle (27 February 1927^[1] – 10 August 2021^[2]) was a mathematician and statistician from New Zealand, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimisation and stochastic dynamics. From 1967 to 1994, he was the Churchill Professor of Mathematics for Operational Research at the University of Cambridge.^[1]^[3]

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Peter Whittle
Born	(1927-02-27)27 February 1927 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	10 August 2021(2021-08-10) (aged 94)
Alma mater	University of New Zealand (MSc 1948) Uppsala University (PhD 1953)
Known for	Multivariate Wold theorem in time series analysis Reproducing kernel Hilbert space techniques Whittle likelihood Hypothesis testing in time series analysis Optimal control Queuing theory Network flows Kiefer-Wolfowitz theorem in Bayesian experimental design
Spouse	Käthe Blomquist (m. 1951)
Children	6
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society (UK) (1978) Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Guy Medal (Silver, 1966) (Gold, 1996) Sylvester Medal (1994) John von Neumann Theory Prize (1997) Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (1986)
Scientific career
Fields	Statistics Applied mathematics Operations research Control theory
Institutions	Uppsala University (1949–1953) DSIR, New Zealand (1953–1959) University of Cambridge (1959–1961) University of Manchester (1961–1967) University of Cambridge (1967–1994)
Thesis	Hypothesis Testing in Time Series Analysis (1951)
Doctoral advisor	Herman Wold
Doctoral students	Frank Kelly Sir John Kingman (initial studies)
Other notable students	Sir John Kingman