Mahbanoo Tata (26 April 1942 – 7 August 2023) was an Indian-born Iranian statistician.[1] She was widely regarded as the founder of statistics in Iran.[2][3]
Mahbanoo Tata | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1942 |
| Died | 7 August 2023 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Founder of statistics in Iran |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistician |
| Institutions | Purdue University, Sharif University of Technology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman |
Education
editA Zoroastrian (Parsi) from Bombay, she attended her local university to obtain her bachelor's and master's degrees before attending Purdue University where she studied and graduated with a Ph.D. in statistics in 1967. After completing her education, she pursued a career in academia, eventually becoming a professor of statistics at several universities in Iran.[3]
Career
editTata came to Iran after five years of teaching at Michigan State University and spent two years as a statistics professor at Sharif University of Technology. Thereafter, over the course of the following 16 years, she established statistics as a subject at the Institute of Education, Statistics and Informatics, the Higher School of Computer Planning and Application, Iran Azad University, and Allameh Tabatabai University.[4]
In 1989, she moved to Kerman to work in the statistics department of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. She oversaw the same department for many years.[3]
Tata was a member of scientific organisations including the International Institute of Statistics, the Iranian Society of Mathematicians, and the Iranian Society of Statistics. She was named as "Mother of Statistics of Iran" for all the contributions she made to Iran's statistical expertise.[3]
Death
editMahbanoo Tata died on 7 August 2023, at the age of 81.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Mother of Statistics of Iran laid to rest in Kerman". IRNA. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "A Research Chair Is To Be Set Up In Memory Of Late Mina Izadyar - Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Commemoration of Dr Mahbano Tata, mother of Iranian Statistics - Amordadnews". 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ برومندی, گوهر (26 February 2021). "آیین نکوداشت دکتر ماهبانو تاتا؛ مادر آمار ایران برگزار میشود". امرداد (in Persian). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "دکتر ماهبانو تاتا درگذشت". فردای کرمان (in Persian). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
