Robert Griffiths (mathematician)
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Robert Charles Griffiths, FRS is an Australian mathematician
and statistician
known for his work in mathematical population genetics
. He is Professor of Mathematical Genetics
in the University of Oxford
and a fellow and tutor at Lady Margaret Hall.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and statistician
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
known for his work in mathematical population genetics
Population genetics
Population genetics is the study of allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of the four main evolutionary processes: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow. It also takes into account the factors of recombination, population subdivision and population...
. He is Professor of Mathematical Genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
in the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and a fellow and tutor at Lady Margaret Hall.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010.