The lecture of Lynne Billard: Sir Ronald A. Fisher and The International Biometric Society

The ceremony for the title of Honorary Member of the Statistical Society of Slovenia, which will be received prof. dr. Lynne Billard, University of Georgia, USA will be held on Thursday 11th June 2015 at 14 pm in the lecture hall B1, Biological Centre, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana.

After the ceremony the lecture Sir Ronald A. Fisher and The International Biometric Society will be given by the new Honorary Member.

The year 2012 marked 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”). We 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, by looking 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.

(the lecture will be given in English)